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Washington DC-based group wants to know how many votes went to American Idol winner Phillip Phillips and how many went to Jessica Sanchez

by Jojo Gabinete posted on May 26, 2012  STATS: 24826 Views | 112 Comments

Phillip Phillips (left) was voted winner of American Idol Season 11, while Jessica Sanchez (right) settled for first runnerup. The Migrant Heritage Commission (MHC), a Washington DC-based non-profit organization that secures and promotes cultural diversity, sent a letter, dated May 25, 2012, to AI producer Nigel Lythgoe, "seeking an explanation as to how the judging of the winners are arrived at. How those 132,000,000 votes cast were reached, and as to how many went to the individual singers."

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Tapos na ang Season 11 ng American Idol pero hindi pa tapos ang pagtatanong ng mga supporter ni Jessica Sanchez tungkol sa resulta ng botohan.

Isang sulat na may petsa na May 25 para sa American Idol producer na si Nigel Lythgoe ang ipinadala ng mga opisyal ng Migrant Heritage Commission (MHC), Inc., isang non-profit at non-governmental organization na may opisina sa Washington D.C. sa Amerika.

Sinuportahan ng MHC ang Idol journey ni Jessica at sa sulat na pinirmahan ng mga executive directors na sina Arnedo Valera, Grace Valera-Jaramillo at Jesse Gatchalian, hinihiling nila sa producer ng singing competition na ilabas nito ang eksaktong bilang ng mga boto na natanggap ni Jessica at ng American Idol Season 11 winner na si Phillip Phillips.


THE LETTER. Ito ang nilalalman ng kanilang sulat:

"Congratulations on the successful season of the American Idol which has become a globally supported spectacle on television entertainment. We likewise congratulate the winner Phillip Phillips for winning the title this year.


"Our Washington, D.C.-based organization, the Migrant Heritage Commission (MHC), a non-profit organization that secures and promotes cultural diversity, has been actively involved in the voting for Filipina-Mexican contestant Jessica Sanchez, who ranked Number 2 in the contest. It was a remarkable feat which Ms. Sanchez has reached.

"In the spirit of transparency and public trust, we are earnestly seeking an explanation as to how the judging of the winners are arrived at.

"How those 132,000,000 votes cast were reached, and as to how many went to the individual singers.


"We do not want to be misconstrued as sour grapers, because we were supportive of Jessica Sanchez, but because we deserve to know the entire process, including the information as to how a board of auditors (if there is) conducts the tallying of scores.

"We hope that this letter would merit your due attention. Thank you so much."

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  • 112  tangerine_dream114

    05/28/2012 | 05:22 PM
    sana mahimasmasan ang mga ito at ng marealize nila na tayo din pinoy ang magmumukhang katawa tawa
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  • 111  ambishosa

    05/28/2012 | 02:19 PM
    really??? "We do not want to be misconstrued as sour grapers" but that is how the world will see us. did you ever guys ask this question before? wala naman kayo dati pakealam sa result ng AI tapos ngayon gusto nyo may proof na kugn sino nanalo? correct if i am wrong but AI winners or even those got voted off will eventually tour in the Philippines to promote themselves, their album or whatever it is that they need to promote, pano pag dumating si philip so ipoprotesta rin ng mga pinoy like what they did to Lady G? this is just ABSURD to the nth power..arggh! filipinooooos come on wag natin ipahiya si Jessica lalo lang natin pinapakitang she doesn't deserve to be idol kasi may mga follower syang makikitid ang utak. and i dont think na kaya sya natalo is dahil di sya caucasian or she's just a child of an immigrant. she's born there and so she's american. if di sya qualified to be di na sya pinag audition sa simula pa lang. eskinita ba kayo? ang kikitid nyo e! hahahahaha
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  • 110  MissHugoBacungan

    05/28/2012 | 12:42 PM
    HUWAG ng maging bitter at tanggapin na lang ng maluwag sa loob ang pagkatalo. HUWAG IPAHIYA at IDAMAY ang iba pang mga Pilipino na may malawak na pang unawa at tumatanggap sa naging kapalaran ni Jessica!
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  • 109  dadi37

    05/28/2012 | 12:41 PM
    Kahit gusto kong manalo sijessica , alam kong it will never happen . Jessica is an american but she is not caucasian .
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  • 108  mgataongipokrito

    05/28/2012 | 01:51 AM
    Meron nag ko comment dito na hindi talaga na kaka intindi....AMERICAN IDOL ARE FOR AMERICANS.....UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ARE COMPOSED OF 52? STATES...AMERICA IS NOT CALIFORNIA..WHERE JESSICA GOT THE MOST NUMBER OF VOTES!!! Wag ng Pag pilitan pa na i count uli yung votes...Have BRAINS please to understand!
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  • 107  StocksAndBonds

    05/28/2012 | 01:39 AM
    Hindi ibig sabihin na ang mga nagsasabing move-on ay hindi bumoto, kaya madali sa kanila ang makagsabi nun. Bumoto rin sila pero hindi sila reklamador. Tanggap nila ang pagkatalo at hindi sila damanding sa may autoridad mimsong mag-explain. Kasi malamang in response to this complaint ay ipinialabas na ng AI ang voting percentage, something that they never did in the past. And it proved na ang LAKI ng agwat. Over 60 percent ang kay Phillip. Malamang ito ang tinukoy ni Ryan in the beginning of the show na landslide victory ang pagkapanalo, ang mga assuming Pinoys nga lang thought na it was Jessica.
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  • 106  syetedos

    05/28/2012 | 12:37 AM
    you are so right assiramzenitram. The Americans show their support by buying their music. Pinoys are just like dogs barking up the wrong tree but not willing support the artist. They want to share the fame but will never shell out a single penny. So pathetic
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  • 105  assiramzenitram

    05/28/2012 | 12:25 AM
    Why don't we just support Jessica's record by buying it. iTunes is showing it is on sale now 7.99 with 11 songs. Please check the chart, PP songs are on 1, 29, 36, 66, 81 and 98. Nothing for Jessica. Whether it is "luto" or Na "mafia" siya, it does not matter anymore...maybe AI is right in giving it to PP because they know that americans will buy his record.
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  • 104  qazx

    05/28/2012 | 12:15 AM
    Grabe! Ang problema dyan sa mga Pinoy na sumusuporta dyan eh Puro dakdak Lang tweet tweet Lang Kung gusto nyo talaga siyang manalo all out vote ang ginawa Hindi yong pag natalo magcocomplain
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  • 103  lhyrt

    05/27/2012 | 11:48 PM
    If they truly respect the winner and not sour grapers. Then they shouldn`t asked that kind of request. It only put Ms. Sanchez to shame.
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  • 102  karumaldumal_ako

    05/27/2012 | 10:59 PM
    pooh ta inech itechiwang grupo na ito.. hindi na lng hayaan. pagdudahan daw ba ang AI. Please lang po ha, hindi Comelec ang AI. So please.. nakakahiya.. geez!
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  • 101  syetedos

    05/27/2012 | 10:09 PM
    shellphone pakisabi sa migrante group na yan, asikasuhin nila yung mga pinoy na nagtatrabaho sa mga filipino stores na underpaid ang iba, hindi binabayaran ng overtime at walang vacation at sick leave. Tong mga pinoy na to ang malaki problema lalo pag tanda nila. Wag nila pakialaman si Jessica dahil she is not a migrant. she is a citizen and wala siyang problema maski sa pagtanda niya. She can make money in so many ways.
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  • 100  tsisbiz

    05/27/2012 | 08:45 PM
    It's a free country...let MHC do what they think they needed to do...it's easy for some to say ' move on' coz they probably did not do much or did not support Jessica at all....
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  • 99  lhyrt

    05/27/2012 | 07:03 PM
    Now it`s not funny anymore. So be it, if Ms. Jessica Sanchez won, may itutulong ba yan sa ibang artists. Because other expecting too much, that it hurts their ego. She great but not much marketable. Fuller is british. If americans are not ready with asian supremacy. Then why X Japan was there last year to have US tour. L`arc en Ciel concert in Madison Square Garden last March was sucess. According to Hyde -vocalist of L`arc en Ciel- ``Japan is 5 to 6 years laid back when it comes to USA music, so whatever the trend we're gonna follow it.`` So instead of us, wishing that Filipino blood would win in an american talent shows. Bakit hindi simulang sa sariling sikap at bansa. At kakainis pa yun iba gusto lang naman naipakita na masmagaling ang mga Pilipino daw sa mga Americans. When mostly the influences of Filipino artists are Americans. Japan was able to be the second biggest music market. Most of their artist are not english speakers, only few of them are fluent. America is one of their least market zone
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  • 98  batangkumon

    05/27/2012 | 05:52 PM
    Tama si Aiveec, i just checked the top 100 on itunes, 3 yun kanta ni philip na nasa top 100! Wow congrats!
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  • 97  lawrenzo

    05/27/2012 | 05:17 PM
    Me nabasa ako.. nasa 8 nong isang araw sa itunes.. tapos ngayon nasa no. 13. Tapos hindi pumasok daw sa top 100?
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  • 96  aiveec

    05/27/2012 | 04:38 PM
    Sinasabi lang ang result ng AI during the show kapag very close ang result. Kapag malayo ang agwat, hindi ina-announce during the show para hindi ma-embarrass ang runner-up... Nasa internet na ang result, 69 percent kay Philip at 31 percent kay Jessica... Sana naman bumili man lang ng itunes ni Jessica ang bumoto na 31 percent na iyon, para mag-support sila kay Jessica at hindi puro daldal lang.
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  • 95  aiveec

    05/27/2012 | 04:28 PM
    Hindi counted ang illegal votes na galing sa labas ng US... Nasa report na ng Hollywood Report iyon... May software ang AI na nagba-block ng overseas votes via phone at ng IP computer addresses dahil illegal voting iyon.
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  • 94  aiveec

    05/27/2012 | 04:20 PM
    Ang kailangan gawin ng mga fans ni Jessica ay bumili ng itunes songs niya.. 11 songs ni Philip ang nasa Top 100 na ang number 1 ay siya. Si Jessica, ZERO sa Top 100. First time na wala sa Top 10 ang runner-up. Si Jessica, ZERO pa rin sa Top 100... Top 2 siya at malaking achievement iyon pero nakakaawa siya dahil walang benta... Patunayan niyong mga fans na siya nga dapat ang nanalo by supporting her sa pagbili ng records niya... Papaano magga-gamble ang ibang producers na bigyan ng contract si Jessica kung hindi siya makabenta ngayon na sikat pa siya? Puro kuwento lang sa youtube, wala namang sales support.
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  • 93  lostris

    05/27/2012 | 04:14 PM
    dyuskuday. move on na sana yung ibang pinoy dyan...
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