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QUEZON City, Philippine – The Commission on Elections prepared several contingency measures in case of power failure on the May 9 elections. According to COMELEC Chairman Andres Bautista, each vote counting machine has a battery box that can provide power for 14 hours. The COMELEC also has several generator sets on stand-by. On the other hand, the Department of Energy and the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines assured the public that there is ample […]
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections is confident that it will reach the target of 50% voter turnout in the overseas absentee voting, with 32, 364 Filipinos casting their votes in the various foreign posts. The largest voter turnout came from the Middle East and Africa. According to the COMELEC, this is the largest voter turnout in the history of the overseas absentee voting. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing […]
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 […]
MANILA, Philippines – With 1, 200 votes, the Singapore post has the largest voter turnout in the first day of the overseas absentee voting as reported by the Commission on Elections. The voting machines in Hong Kong, Dubai and Riyadh posts encountered minor difficulties regarding the vote counting machines and the COMELEC assured that they are addressing said problem. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith […]
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections will conduct transmission tests in various parts of the country in order to ensure the preparedness of the poll body in the upcoming election. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/_-khrHdCLQY
BAGUIO City, Philippines – The Supreme Court approved the request of online news website, Rappler, to cover the Commission on Elections – Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas presidential debates and broadcast it through online livestreaming despite the protests of big television networks regarding their exclusive rights. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/NU6PMrwslj8
MANILA, Philippines – According to SMARTMATIC, 85% of the polling precincts will make use of three SIM cads given by major telecommunication companies in order to transmit votes during the 2016 election. SMARTMATIC added that it was the Commission on Elections that made said decision due to the limited budget as well as the prohibitive cost of satellite transmissions. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith […]
Pormal ng humingi ng tulong ang Commission on Elections (COMELEC) sa National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Cybercrime Division para matukoy ang nasa likod ng pag-hack ng kanilang website. Sinabi ni Comelec Spokesman James Jimenez, na bagamat walang nakuhang mga sensitibong files ang mga hackers ay minabuti nilang humingi ng tulong sa NBI para hindi na maulit pa ang pagpasok ng mga hackers sa kanilang websites. Unang inako ng Anonymous Philippines ang pagpasok sa websites ng […]
MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) — The Philippine election commission said on Tuesday (March 27) that it cannot block TV and radio coverage of Manny Pacquiao’s WBO welterweight fight against Timothy Bradley because nobody has filed a formal complaint against the Filipino boxer, who is currently running for a seat in the Senate. A rival politician last month wanted the poll body to declare the boxing match a violation of election rules as it would give the […]
MANILA, Philippines – After the attack of hacker group Anonymous Philippines on its website, concerned groups are asking the Commission on Elections to fix its computer systems to ensure their cyber-security infrastructure which in turn will ensure a clean election. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections opened to the public the profiles of the national candidates by uploading said information in the COMELEC’s official website. Said act aims to inform the public regarding the candidates, especially their platforms. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/mi2cLOO7yK4
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections reminded local candidates and their supporters to follow regulations as the local campaign period starts. Already, the COMELEC received reports of violations. Said commission is asking the public to be vigilant and to report violations. The local campaign period started last March 25 and will last until May 7. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/9FjdqO3U0Rg
