Election is over! The Philippine National Police or the PNP made a general assessment that the Election was "generally peaceful and orderly" and this statement had people raise their eyebrows. During the elections, May 14, 2007, there have been lots of reports of missing names, wrong precincts, and even a number of ambush incidents and deaths. Sure, the number of deaths related to elections or politics is less than the last elections, 2004. But the assessment of the PNP just makes us wonder. Is this how they see a generally peaceful and orderly elections? Well, if it is, I think we have a problem about that. How can you call an election orderly when lots of people had their names listed on different precincts they don't belong or just can't seem to find their name on the list? How 'bout those ambush, killings etc.? Isn't that a sign that it's not "generally" peaceful. I think the PNP should think twice and make sure that their assessment is right and what the public really sees. Well, maybe they should have just cited or had a follow-up phrase like: "with pockets of resistance or violence and confusion". Right?

Yes, it may have been an improvement compared with the 2004 elections but it's an improvement we should now be actually proud of. We can do a lot better and we should not be satisfied with it nor should we make it seem that the elections is generally peaceful and orderly when it's really not.