June 21, 2005

Voice Expert's Report on the Alleged PGMAs

 A NEW Jersey-based voice expert tapped by former Sen. Francisco Tatad to evaluate the supposedly wiretapped conversations between Elections Commissioner Virgilio O. Garcillano and President Arroyo has found similarities in their voices in the controversial recordings and the voice samples Tatad’s group had collected and sent to the U.S.

Ernst F. S. Alexanderson, president of Voice Identification Inc., also said certain recorded segments of the telephone conversations are “contiguous, uninterrupted and unaltered” and “appear to be legitimate reproductions of the original telephone calls.”

Alexanderson’s findings are contained in two letters dated last June 3 and 9 and addressed to lawyer Felix Carao of the Saguisag Carao Law Office.

The American voice expert said he needed to do more comparisons “to find enough evidence to be convincing and conclusive.”  But Tatad said a Filipino voice expert told his group that Alexanderson’s findings are sufficient to conclude that the voices in the recordings are those of the President and Garcillano.

On Mrs. Arroyo, Alexanderson said in his June 3 letter, “An aural comparison to the cassette recording of Macapagal-Arroyo indicated a strong similarity in the sounds of the voices, suggesting it was the same speaker.”

On Garcillano, he said in his June 9 communication, “Our aural comparison indicated a similarity in the voices. Of particular interest to us was the ‘s’ sounds, in which both known and unknown ‘Gary’ spoke with a lisp (a speech impediment).”

Alexanderson, a certified voiceprint examiner, is said to have analyzed about 250 cases involving voiceprint comparison and trained about 100 law enforcement personnel in voice identification.  He is also said to have taken part in research studies involving aspects of identification such as limited frequency response, disguised voices, electronically altered voices, mimics and family members.
 
As a voice identification expert, Alexanderson is regularly tapped as a court witness in the District of Columbia. He is listed in expertpages.com, the leading Internet directory on expert witnesses and consultants. His company, Voice Identification Inc., produces sound spectographs for use in forensic voice identification and for use in the speech field.

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June 20, 2005

State Repression

Printing press raided for anti-Arroyo posters

THE NATIONAL Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Monday afternoon raided a printing press in Quezon City found to be reproducing posters depicting President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as popular cartoon villain "Valentina."

NBI agents conducted the raid on Always Graphic and Printing Services at 74-A Molave St., Project 3, Quezon City based on a search warrant issued by a Quezon City regional trial court.

Interpol chief Ricardo Diaz said the press was also printing high-quality posters showing the President clad in a "Darna" costume.

Darna is a popular Filipino superhero character while Valentina, whose head is full of snakes, is one of her enemies.

Diaz said two workers, identified as Efren Orfelia and Rommel Gasit, were arrested during the raid.
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"Hello Garci?" Ringtone

Here, we're posting another 'Hello Garci' ringtone version made available via RapidShare and a set of jokes we've compiled so far as a rejoinder to Uniquely Pinoy Humor.

You may visit the following mirror site to download "Hello Garci?" Ringtone:

Mirror 1:
"Hello Garci" ringtone, MP3 format (352 KB)
"Hello Garci" ringtone, WAV format (193 KB)
"Hello Garci" ringtone, MP3 format (124.1 KB)
"Hello Garci" ringtone, MP3 format (72.1 KB)

Mirror 2:
"Hello Garci" ringtone, MP3 format (360KB)
"Hello Garci" ringtone, WAV format (197KB)

Mirror 3:
"Hello Garci" ringtone, MP3 format (360KB)
"Hello Garci" ringtone, WAV format (197KB)

Mirror 4:
"Hello Garci" ringtone, MP3 format (360KB)
"Hello Garci" ringtone, WAV format (197KB)

To save, right-click on the file and click save as.

Courtesy of Computer Professionals' Union, Yuga, PinoyBlog, Ploghost and Gazette Philippines.

Links to the entire tape are at the PCIJ blog.

How do I put it in my phone?

1. Download your choice by clicking any or all of the files.

2. Transfer the downloaded file(s) from the computer to your phone using either an infrared connection, parallel cellphone cable or a USB-to-phone cable.

3. Once transferred to your phone, the sound file may be used as ringtone for calls or text messages.

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Palace’s 1 million jobs belittled

Palace's 1 million jobs belittled

Saying that the quality of jobs created by Malacañang was not sustainable as the jobs were mere contractual or casual, Rep. Renato Magtubo belittled the 1 million jobs generated under the President's administration.

According to Magtubo, "It is nice to hear that the President generated 1 million in five month's time, but the question is; What kind of jobs those are? They are  contractual or casual, and by the time Tiglao's report was made public, the 1 million individuals should have lost their jobs already and are now looking for another."

He added that beneath the boastful job generation report by Malacañang, quality stands to be an issue.

"The number of jobs created matters but what is more important for those who are looking forward to the job generation program of the government is its quality. Sustainability, security of tenure, wages and benefits are the parameters of the quality of the jobs," Magtubo said.

For him, It is improper to boast about an employment report that is not sustainable and is anchored on contractualization.

Magtubo then said that the report was intended to make the President look good, since it came in a time when Ms. Arroyo has been preoccupied by negative popularity rating and was in a midst of controversies.

"She still looks ridiculous to workers despite all her efforts. The 1 million contractual or casual jobs she created was not something that the working people were expecting from her," he added.

Magtubo said that if Ms. Arroyo is sincere of job creation she will produce millions of jobs that are well-compensating and lasting.

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On Gloriagate Scandal

The Alleged Audio Tape of PGMA.

THIS post contains the 67-page transcript in PDF format of the full three-hour recording of the conversations that allegedly took place between Comelec Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano and various individuals, among them President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, her husband Jose Miguel, senatorial candidate Robert Barbers, and Rep. Gerry Espina. The recording also includes conversations with as yet unidentified individuals, including one who is addressed as "attorney," and another, as "superintendent."

Due to heavy internet traffic, we have no choice but to disable the link on our server. However, you may continue to download the files in .mp3 format below. Courtesy of Ploghost

Since we are unable to host the full three-hour recording, you may now be able to download the three-hour tape in .mp3 format. Courtesy of Pinoybloggers PCIJ and Yuga.

Mirror Server 1:
Complete Recordings:
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Mirror Server 2:
Complete Recordings:
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Mirror Server 3:
Complete Recordings:
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33]

You may still download the full three-hour tape by clicking the following link: Again, Courtesy of PCIJ.

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