Was the COMELEC's Decision To Proclaim the Top 6 Sentariables Prudent?

Much has been said about the brouhaha surrounding the proclamation two days ago of the top 6 senatoriables. For one, as mentioned by Senator-elect Nancy Binay, the votes tallied and received at the time of the proclamation was not even one-fourth of the total votes cast. This is a valid thing to raise, indeed, what the hell was COMELEC thinking? Even if the tallied votes were more than fifty percent but less than ninety percent, it would be prudent to proclaim all the top twelve at ONCE. It's not like there is really, really a pressing need to hurry the proclamation of the top 6, or that it would serve any meaningful purpose. Proclamations should be given once, and only once unless special circumstances call otherwise.

This is just, in my opinion, the COMELEC's lack of foresight, planning and prudence exposed for the whole Philippines to deduce! I think the COMELEC hurried the proclamation so as to be able to give "something" productive, the chronic delays in the transmission of the electronic ER's as well as the inefficiency in the conduct of the manual audit, not to mention the technical problems suffered by many PCOS machines, although much less than those that bogged down in 2010, but clearly still not resolved and planned for by the COMELEC, is making the COMELEC practically inept. Although a recent Inquirer.net unscientific survey revealed that most Filipinos actually considered the 2013 elections relatively successful, and international observers stated that the same was essentially peaceful, the COMELEC still, in my opinion, massively failed.

Despite the use of technology, only the second time since 1940, when the modern Philippine republic first held elections, and one of the longest history of experience with holding elections in Asia, the COMELEC in particular and the Philippines in general has yet to even learn how to conduct a speedy, efficient, dignified and trustworthy elections!

The COMELEC is an embarrassment of exceptional proportions! The recent elections in Malaysia, although not perfect, was still more efficient with results having been tallied and presented a few hours after precincts closed. And that country barely holds regular elections compared to the Philippines.

The President should once and for all chop heads in the COMELEC for its chronic inefficiency, lack of foresight and prudence and gross incompetence, WHERE IN THE WORLD WILL YOU FIND A POLL BODY THAT PROCLAIMS WINNERS WHEN BARELY ONE HALF OF CAST VOTES HAVE EVEN BEEN TALLIED!!!! Geez, talk about moronic management and schizophrenic planning rolled in one drug induced body - yes, I'm talking about the current COMELEC.