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QUEZON City, Philippines – The Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines is ready for the special elections which will be held on May 14 in eleven areas where the Commission on Elections declared failure of elections. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines — Those who are complaining about the result of the recent election must approach the proper authorities, the Palace said on Thursday. The camp of Senator Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has been complaining about possible election cheating and has raised concerns regarding the transparency server and hash code. In an interview with reporters on Thursday, Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said the executive branch’s participation in the election was as a deputy to […]
(Eagle News) — The Commisson on Elections on Thursday confirmed that it has allowed the changing of the script of the poll body’s transparency server, but that this was not to revise the hash code of the system. COMELEC chair Andres Bautista said the transparency server was tweaked only to correct the error in the letter ñ. According to the poll body, Marlon Garcia, the project manager of Smartmatic, only corrected one character of the […]
QUEZON City, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has declared failure of elections in 11 municipalities in the country after voting did not push through last May 9, affecting 17,657 registered voters. COMELEC Resolution No. 10129 said there were a total of 52 clustered precincts from 11 towns, mostly in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and eastern Visayas where no elections were held last Monday due to problems in the ballots and security […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – It is possible to announce 7 of the 12 winning senatorial candidates within a week, according to the Commission on Elections. COMELEC Chairman Andres Bautista, the proclamation depends on the election results that will be received by the National Board of Canvassers. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Commission on Elections recorded 150 vote-counting machines that experienced malfunction at yesterday’s elections. According to COMELEC Commissioner Rowena Guanzon, most of the malfunctioning vote-counting machines were immediately replaced. The COMELEC added that these incidents were more acceptable compared to the last automated elections were 1, 300 machines experienced technical problems. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, May 10 (PIA) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc sitting as the National Board of Canvassers (NBoC) is looking to proclaim the winning 12 senators one week after the conduct of the May 9 polls. In a press briefing on Monday, Comelec Chairman Juan Andres Bautista said that seven days is a safe projection but they will try to make the proclamation earlier. “I think one week is a good target but […]
LUCBAN, Quezon — Daan-daang mga botante ang nag-alsa at nagreklamo sa Lucban, Quezon dahil wala ang kanilang mga pangalan sa listahan ng mga botante kahit na nag-update naman sila ng kani-kanilang biometrics. Ang naging solusyon na lamang ng COMELEC-Lucban sa problemang ito ay bigyan sila ng certification upang makaboto kahit na wala ang kanilang mga pangalan sa Voter’s List. Ngunit nang dumating na sila sa kani-kanilang mga polling precinct ay wala nang mga balota na […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – After many reports regarding malfunctioning vote-counting machines, the Commission on Elections is studying the possibility of extending the voting period, which needs a COMELEC resolution. Commissioner Rowena Guanzon said that although the vote-counting machines underwent checks and testings, it is normal for VCMs to malfunction as the machines have been transported to distant locations. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
(Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has replaced at least 150 vote counting machines as of 2 p.m. on Monday, May 9 as reports of malfunctioning vote counting machines marred the controversial Philippine national elections. In a tweet by Comelec commissioner Rowena Guanzon, he said that the 150 vote counting machines that were replaced were fewer compared to the VCMs which malfunctioned in 2013 which were 1,300. Earlier, Guanson also tweeted that […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The selection process of municipalities and cities that will be included in the Commission on Election’s Random Manual Audit. The RMA Committee will be aided by the Philippine Statistics Authority. According to the COMELEC Resolution, one precinct is chosen for each congressional district for the RMA. The random manual audit aims to detect and prevent discrepancy by comparing the number of votes recorded by the vote-counting machines with the number of […]
MANILA, May 7 – Pursuant to Comelec Resolution Nos. 10112 and 10113, the Special Board of Election Inspectors (SBEI) of Committee on Detainee Voting will CONVENE on May 11, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. and everyday thereafter, until terminated, at the Session Hall, Commission on Elections, 8th Floor, Palacio del Gobernador, Intramuros, Manila. Parties shall be notified if there is a need to change the venue stated above. This is contained in a notice of counting […]
