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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: 24832 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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  • 52  aiveec

    05/27/2012 | 04:30 AM
    boloboy, I just went to itunes and it is working for both Philip and Jessica right now... Try to use a different computer or clear your cache... By the way, if itunes is unavailable, that means it is unavailable to buy for all, not just for one artist.
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  • 51  syetedos

    05/27/2012 | 04:27 AM
    cguro ume-epal lang ang Migrante. baka may balak mag put-up ng show at gustong kunin si Jessica ng libre. Tapos all proceeds will go directly to their pockets.
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  • 50  boloboy1000_diva

    05/27/2012 | 04:17 AM
    with regards to buying a song fr her single, i did dat and mind u its TEMPORALILY UNAVAILABLE....so tell how will the sales gonna go up?
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  • 49  ICUM2U

    05/27/2012 | 03:36 AM
    Commonsense nalang, American Idol season 11 na ngayon lang umabot ng 132 million vote dahil mostly support Kay Jessica, kahit mga puti nag vote Kay Jessica, bumaba ang Rating ng AI. Dahil dito sa California nalaman na ang result agad via tweeter and FB.. Wala ng nanood, nauuna kasi ang ibang States d magkasabay....
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  • 48  aiveec

    05/27/2012 | 03:10 AM
    Kapag sobrang laki ng agwat ng winner at Top 2 sa AI, hindi talaga ina-announce ang number during the show dahil nakakahiya at nakakaawa ang runner-up although malaking achievement pa rin ang Top 2 o Top 100 dahil more than 100,000 ang sumali. Nasa internet na ang resulta at 69 ang nakuha ni Philip while 31 kay Jessica. Kung ina-announce iyon during the show, e di parang nakakaawa naman si Jessica although mataas pa rin ang ranking niya. Ang mga fans ni Jessica ay dapat bumili ng itunes at cd, hindi puro kuwento lang... Top 2 siya sa AI at napakalaking achievement noon. Ngayon naman, bumili na lang kayo ng itunes ni Jessica para hindi naman siya magmukhang kawawa sa sales. 20 songs ni Philip ang nasa Top 300 sa itunes ngayon na 11 ang nasa Top 100. Number 1, siya rin... Si Jessica, zero sa Top 100, dalawa ang nasa Top 200, apat ang nasa Top 300... Support ang kailangan ni Jessica sa sales, hindi puro youtube at social networking sites. Nasaan na ang mga nagsasabing mas malalagpa
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  • 47  aling_kulasa

    05/27/2012 | 02:38 AM
    People, dapat sport lang walang pikon kung sino man ang nanalo. Talagang ganyan ang mga contest may nanalo at may natatalo. Lets accept the fact na kung talent ang pag-uusapan, Phillip can play music instrument and can rearrange the melody of a song and we didn't see that on Jessica. Ako 100 times ako kung bumoto kay Jessica every Wednesday and accept ko at dapat nating lahat ang result.
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  • 46  lanalang08

    05/27/2012 | 02:34 AM
    enough of this already. tapos na ang contest and time to move on. matagal na ang pa contest na ito at walang masyadong issue not until jessica joined this contest and matalo at maging runner up lang. pasalamat nga at naging runner up pa si jessica. para mag audit pa nang resulta ay isang malaking gastos at malaking pera ang involve so baket pa marami pang question sa credibilidad nang show.
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  • 45  cinelamour

    05/27/2012 | 02:18 AM
    unlike x factor, american idol never publishes final voting results of each week.
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  • 44  syetedos

    05/27/2012 | 01:56 AM
    I agree with you aiveec. my point lang is this migrante heritage, na puro Pilipino yata dahil ang mga last names nila eh Fiilipino, should be focusing on more important issues than an amateur singing contest. Ni email address nga nila mali pa spelling eh tapos american idol voting pinapakialaman. ma-epal. thank you ferrisgump for agreeing. It is sa but there are a lot of Filipinos working here who are underpaid and no vacation and sick leave entitlement. Most of them pa are paid under the table so they will not get anything when they grow old. These are issues that the Migrante should be taking care of.
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  • 43  mikkie

    05/27/2012 | 01:52 AM
    I knew that this would be misconstrued. Hindi lang naman mga Pinoy ang nag insist that Jessica was robbed. So many non-Pinoys thought the same way. Tulad ng sinabi ng isang pepster dito, I also hope that this initiative will be supported by other organizations that advocate for equality para magiging mas transparent ang voting next season. There is nothing embarrassing about this. This is a common type of complaint here in the US. I also don't think that this will affect Jessica's career; mas lalo pa nga syang mapag uusapan because of this, and many people around will be curios about her. They will then check her youtube clips and discover how great she is.
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  • 42  aiveec

    05/27/2012 | 01:41 AM
    syetedos, ang mga Filipino na bumoto kay Jessica sa US ay ibinoto siya dahil Filipino siya at puro matatanda na ilang beses lang nagtitiyagang bumoto... Ang mga Pilipino na bata pa at mahilig bumoto at bumili ng itunes ay si Philip ang pinili.. Ang mga nag-disappear naman na past AI winners ay hindi mga songwriter at umaasa lang sa composers na sila ang piliin na kumanta... Ang iba naman ay pinili ang country rock forte katulad ni Scotty Mccreery na milyonaryo na ngayon... Si Kris Allen ay indie rock at nasa Top 30 na ang kalalabas pa lang niyang album. Hopefully maging songwriter din si Jessica na mag-cater sa younger generation dahil sila ang bumibili ng itunes. Si Philip ay songwriter na at younger generation ang target.
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  • 41  ferrisgump

    05/27/2012 | 01:36 AM
    Agree with you syetedos...need to move on.There are issues that needs attention, viewirship nga nitong AI nilangaw dito sa US.At least the kid showcased her talent and got business deals, that makes her a winner.
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  • 40  syetedos

    05/27/2012 | 01:34 AM
    puede migrante ayusin ninyo ang website ninyo. mali spelling ng gmail. isa lang ang l sa gmail hindi dalawa.
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  • 39  aiveec

    05/27/2012 | 01:25 AM
    Kapag ang votes ay very close, may announcement sa AI... Kapag malaki ang agwat, hindi nila sinasabi during the show dahil nakakahiya at nakakaawa ang runner up although malaking achievement din ang maging Top 2... Mamari pa nga ang gumawa ng illegal voting na galing sa Pilipinas dahil akala nila ay counted ang boto... Bumili na lang kayo ng songs at album ni Jessica sa itunes dahil sales support ang kailangan niya, hindi puro rally at kuwento sa youtube at Facebook.
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  • 38  syetedos

    05/27/2012 | 01:23 AM
    Hoy Migrante, mahiya kayo anoh. Gusto ninyo ng fair and equality? Madami akong kilalang pinoy, nagtatrabaho pero hindi binabayaran ng overtime, walang vacation leave at wala ring sick leave. Yun kaya ang tulungan ninyo at hindi yang walang kakwenta-kwentang amateur singing contest ang inaatupag ninyo. Sa dami ng singing contest sa America may sumikat bang title holder bukod kay Kelly Clarkson at Carrie Underwood? Di nyo ba alam na mas marami pa ngang sumikat na finalist keysa sa title holder? Hindi nyo ba naisip na the Americans are not yet ready to embrace a non-white? At hindi nyo ba naisip kung ilang milyon lang ang pinoy as america compared sa puti at hispanic? Hindi nyo rin ba naisip ang karamihan ng mga voters eh mga teenagers? Sino kayang teenager makakarelate sa mga sa mga itsura at kanta nila Jessica at ni Joshua Ledet? Common sense lang yan. amateur singing contest is more of popularity contest. Kakahiya kayo. Tatanda nyo na dapat alam nyo lahat ito. Tulungan ninyo yung mga pinoy na und
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  • 37  Tyler11

    05/27/2012 | 01:22 AM
    OMG! Seriously??? Move on!!! Jessica is an American. Just so you know, a lot of pinoys voted for Phillips too. I voted more for Jessica, but also voted some for Phillip. Nakakahiya, they are drawing to much attention to this. I'm sure Jessica is embarrassed of this. To be top 2 on AI is a big deal. She has a guaranteed record deal plus one with Sony Records! Her talent will go along way if you guys buy her records, instead of watching YouTube. Buy, Buy, Buy, her records on iTunes, which is what is did.
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  • 36  aiveec

    05/27/2012 | 01:19 AM
    Ang mga fans ni Jessica ay dapat bumili ng itunes at cd, hindi puro kuwento lang... Top 2 siya sa AI at napakalaking achievement noon. Ngayon naman, bumili na lang kayo ng itunes ni Jessica para hindi naman siya magmukhang kawawa sa sales. 20 songs ni Philip ang nasa Top 300 sa itunes ngayon na 11 ang nasa Top 100. Number 1, siya rin... Si Jessica, zero sa Top 100, dalawa ang nasa Top 200, apat ang nasa Top 300... Support ang kailangan ni Jessica sa sales, hindi puro youtube, rally at social networking sites. Nasaan na ang mga nagsasabing mas malalagpasan ni Jessica si Philip sa sales na pruo kuwento lang? Lol!
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  • 35  gandabae17

    05/27/2012 | 12:59 AM
    Naman! Stop this non sense my gosh this is getting out of control. Please nakakahiya naman, rather than supporting her, you're dragging her down. Ano na Lang ang iisipin nila about Filipino community?! Eh yong iba nga e pinagkakalat pa Kung paano bumuto by FB kahit NASA pinas. Now who's cheating. Yong sinasabi ng iba na di pinaburan dahil sa race, e baka tayo ang balikan nyan. Jessica said that she's happy with the result. With or without the tittle she will make it BIG! instead of sourgraping which is interesting that they mentioned on the letter that they are not, how ironic! just buy her album. Kakainit ng ulo, moved on na nga yong bata tapos ganyan pa. I already bought her album. Kesa ngawa sila ng gawa, support her this way!
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  • 34  misstoe

    05/27/2012 | 12:35 AM
    Just a reminder to all Filipinos...Nigel Litgow and Simon Fuller, the producers of American Idol are NOT AMERICAN....they are BRITISH...so why would they care if an American wins?????
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  • 33  syetedos

    05/27/2012 | 12:16 AM
    I checked the Migrante Website and majority of the members are FILIPINOS. Now I see why they are still into it. pathetic Filipino losers. You are just making other Filipinos here in the USA look stupid and losers like you. do something better for the community and not dip your nose in a singing contest like American idol.
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