Posts Tagged ‘commission’
Smartmatic can’t be trusted in 2013Pimentel
MANILA, PhilippinesCan the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) technology partner, Smartmatic-TIM, still be relied upon to hold automated polls in 2013 despite the technical glitches that marred many of the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines in the just-concluded May 10 elections? Senate Minority Leader Aquilino ‘Nene’ Pimentel Jr
CHR backs extension of gun ban
MANILA, Philippines The Commission on Human Rights threw its support Friday behind the proposal to extend the nationwide gun ban amid mounting opposition from pro-gun groups against such a policy. However, CHR chairwoman Leila de Lima…
800,000 votes for VP voided Glitches traced to birthing pains –>
BY WENDELL VIGILIA AT least 800,000 votes for vice president have been nullified or invalidated, Speaker Prospero Nograles said last night. The figure is the same as the lead of Jejomar Binay of the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino over Mar Roxas of the Liberal Party in partial unofficial tallies of the Commission on Elections and its…
Last 3 senators proclaimed today Glitches traced to birthing pains –>
BY GERARD NAVAL THE Commission on Elections is looking to proclaim today the last three winning candidates in the senatorial race. Comelec Spokesman James Jimenez said Saturday night there were still some three million uncanvassed votes that could decide the last three winners. However, he said it might not be necessary to wait for…
11 out of 7,555 voting machines in Metro found defective
MANILA, Philippines — Eleven vote scanning and counting machines out of the 7,555 units distributed around Metro Manila were reported to be defective and needed to be replaced after they were tested and sealed on Sunday. Michael Dioneda, director of the Commission on Elections National Capital Region (Comelec-NCR) office, however, told the Philippine Daily Inquirer, that the number of defective precinct count optical scanning machines (PCOS) was minimal. He assured…
Curfew imposed in violence-prone Davao Sur
DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur, Philippines — The Commission on Elections ordered the police to implement curfew in the…
Philippines vote-counting machines malfunction in tests
Less than a week ahead of presidential elections in the Philippines, a new vote-counting system has malfunctioned. But officials from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said they remained optimistic that problems evident in tests would be solved before the vote
COA urged to expand Meralco audit
MANILA, PhilippinesThe National Association of Electricity Consumers for Reforms Inc.
20,000 local absentee voters to vote on April 28-30Comelec
MANILA, Philippines At least 20,000 government employees and members of the police and the armed forces who will hold poll duties on May 10 will be allowed to vote between April 28 and 30, an official of the Commission on Elections said Friday. ‘The committee…
PNP, Comelec lay down final election preparations
MANILA, PhilippinesThe Philippine National Police, together with the Commission on Elections, is laying down final election preparations with the May 10 national elections, a ranking police official said on Thursday.
Comelec rules on overseas voting out
MANILA, PhilippinesOfficials administering the month-long overseas absentee voting in Hong Kong and Singapore have been ordered to print status reports of the process at the start and end of each day. The report will contain the number of those who had voted and the number of valid ballots counted, according to Resolution No
Over 1/3 of towns, cities are poll hot spotsPNP
MANILA, PhilippinesOver a third of the country’s towns and cities are election hot spots, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said in a report to the Commission on Elections (Comelec). As of February, 571 of the 1,634 towns and cities had seen some form of election-related violence, the PNP said in the report obtained by the Inquirer.
Comelec, NPD join forces to protect poll personnel, PCOS, ballots
By Arlie O. Calalo 03/20/2010 The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Northern Police District (NPD) have joined forces and formed the so-called Joint Security Control Center (JSCC) aimed at protecting poll personnel, machines and ballots in the northern part of Metro Manila.
