Tag: COMELEC

COMELEC officials inspect command center in PICC

QUEZON City, Philippines – The officials of the Commission on Elections personally inspected the COMELEC’s command center in the Philippine International Convention Center where the COMELEC will serve as the National Board of Canvassers. The complaints and queries of voters will also be received in the COMELEC Command Center. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Aimee Mendoza and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)

COMELEC fires hundreds of VCM technicians

QUEZON City, Philippines – The legal team of the Poe-Escudero camp revealed that the Commission on Elections fired hundreds of vote-counting machine technicians, arousing the Poe-Escudero camp’s suspicion that this is a sign of the alleged plan to cheat on the coming elections. The COMELEC and Smartmatic both denied the allegations. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Aimee Mendoza and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)

90% ng mga balota, naihatid na sa iba’t ibang bahagi ng Pilipinas – Comelec

(Eagle News) — Sinabi ngayon ng Commission on Election (Comelec) na nasa 90% na sa bilang ng mga balota para sa May 9 elections ang nakarating na sa iba’t-ibang bahagi ng bansa. Ayon sa ahensya, ang mga balotang para na lang sa Metro Manila at mga karatig-lugar ang natitira sa kanila. Samantala, siniguro ng Comelec na matatapos ang shipment ng election materials bago ang Mayo 9 kung saan target na matatapos ang paghahatid sa mga […]

Ibang mga bansa, tumutulong na rin sa pag-iimbestiga sa voters’ data leak

(Eagle News) — Tumutulong na ngayon ang iba’t ibang bansa upang mapabilis pa ang imbestigasyong ginagawa ng judicial department ng Pilipinas sa nag-leak na voters’ data at information mula sa hub ng Commission on Election (Comelec) matapos itong mapasok ng mga hacker. Partikular na tinukoy ni Justice Acting Secretary Emmanuel Caparas ang America na isa aniya sa mga kumikilos upang tukuyin ang lahat ng mga sangkot sa hacking ng Comelec website noong March 31. Paliwanag ni […]

Malacañang condemns latest hacking of COMELEC website; candidates worried

(EAGLE NEWS) — Malacañang has condemned the latest website hacking of the Commision on Elections (COMELEC). Presidential Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma said that the Information and Communications Technology Office (ICTO) of the Department of Science and Technology  is already coordinating with the poll body to implement stricter security protocols in their website. According to the information on this hacking that went viral on social media, voters’ information was uploaded on the web through the site […]

Senator Bongbong Marcos calls on COMELEC to lay down rules on vote receipt discrepancies

MANILA, Philippines — Vice Presidential candidate Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr., today called on the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to lay down the rules in cases where there are discrepancies in the vote receipts from the actual votes cast. Marcos made the call in the light of mounting reports over alleged discrepancies in vote receipts in the ongoing Overseas Absentee Voting. The Senator urged the Comelec to explain the process that voters should undertake […]

Dalawang araw na liquor ban, ipatutupad sa eleksyon

(Eagle News) — Kaugnay ng resolusyon na ipinalabas sa araw na ito, nagtakda ang Commission on Elections (Comelec) ng dalawang araw na liquor ban kaugnay ng nalalapit na halalan.   Ayon sa Comelec, walang sinumang Filipino citizen ang maaaring magbenta, mag-alok, bumili, magbigay, o uminom ng anumang inuming nakalalasing simula Mayo 8 hanggang Mayo 9.   Ituturing umanong election offense ang paglabag sa nabanggit na liquor ban kung saan ang mapatutunayang guilty ay haharap sa […]

Comelec, nagbabala sa nagpapakalat ng maling impormasyon sa Social media

Eagle News – Binalaan ng Commission on Elections ang sinumang magpapakalat ng malisyosong impormasyon sa Internet at mga iresponsableng reklamo na layon lamang sirain ang kredebilidad ng eleksyon. Kasunod ito ng mga naglabasang post sa social media ukol sa umano’y dayaan sa Overseas Absentee Voting gaya ng pagkakaroon raw ng pre-shaded ballot, naka-highlight na pangalan ng kandidato at hindi raw nabilang na boto. Ayon kay Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista dapat ng panumpaan ng isang botante ang […]

COMELEC prepares complaints to be filed against hackers of its website

MANILA, Philippines – According to the Commission on Election, it is now preparing the complaintes that it will file against the hackers that attacked the COMELEC website. Meanwhile, the National Bureau of Investigation said that it already identified the IP addresses of the hackers. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by Lovely Ann Cruz) https://youtu.be/32W6PDtIP8k  

COMELEC approves police security detail for canddiates

QUEZON City, Philippine – The Philippine National Police Police Security and Protection Group announced that the Commission on Elections approved 166 applications for police security detail filed by candidates in the 2016 elections. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by Lovely Ann Cruz) https://youtu.be/STrc_IBeoaA

Umano’y anomalya sa Overseas Absentee Voting, isa-isang sinagot ng Comelec

Eagle News – Isa-isang sinagot ng Comelec ang mga nagkalat na post sa Social media tungkol umano sa mga anomalyang nangyayari sa Overseas Absentee Voting. Naging usap-usapan ng mga netizen ang isang balota kung saan naka-highlight sina Mar Roxas at Leni Robredo. Subalit makikita na naka-shade ang oval sa tapat ng pangalan ni Davao city mayor Rodrigo Duterte at Senador Alan Peter Cayetano. Ayon sa Comelec maaring sample ballot ang nasa larawan na kasinglaki ng […]

Philippines probes hacking of poll agency ahead of election

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine authorities are investigating a computer security breach at the state election agency, officials said Tuesday, less than a month before the nation goes to the polls. The March 27 incident led to certain Commission on Election files being copied by unknown hackers from its website. But the commission said the privacy of the country’s 55 million registered voters was not compromised. Its spokesman James Jimenez said investigators were still checking the […]