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Comelec mulls sanctions vs Smartmatic for foul-ups
KIMBERLY JANE T. TAN
GMANews.TV
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is considering penalizing poll machine supplier Smartmatic-Total Information Management (TIM) for the glitches in the automated election system that will be used during the May 10 [...]
Continue Reading →Poll watchdogs fear high-tech cheating
abs-cbnNEWS.com
MANILA, Philippines – Two election watchdogs warned Thursday that the May 10 elections could be the target of high-tech cheating after the Commission on Elections (Comelec) admitted that there was no more time to check the contents of 76,000 newly [...]
Continue Reading →No end to ‘horror’ tales 6 days to polls
By Leila B. Salaverria
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines—Misaligned ovals and ultraviolet security marks. Untested servers, modems and websites.
There’s no dearth of reasons to worry about the credibility of the country’s first automated [...]
Continue Reading →Bidding aboveboard, says Comelec official
By Leila B. Salaverria
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines—Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesperson James Jimenez Monday came to the defense of the poll body’s executive director, Jose Tolentino, who is accused of purchasing expensive folders two years ago [...]
Continue Reading →Comelec prepares for manual audit
By Mayen Jaymalin
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is preparing for a random manual auditing of elections results, according to Henrietta de Villa, head of the poll body’s committee on random manual [...]
Continue Reading →Manual parallel count unnecessary—Comelec
By Kristine L. Alave
Philippine Daily Inquirer
WITH 15 DAYS to go before the country embarks on its first automated polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) declared the parallel manual count pushed by certain sectors as unnecessary and assured [...]
Continue Reading →Comelec says automation may fail, but not polls
By Ryan Chua
ABS-CBN News
MANILA, Philippines – The clock is ticking for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to finish preparations for the country’s first automated polls.
Many fear the elections will end up in Continue Reading →
Lakas to remain dominant party
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – Although plagued by defections, the ruling Lakas-Kampi-CMD remains the dominant political party, according to Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesman James Jimenez.
Jimenez was responding to a pronouncement from Comelec Commissioner Rene Sarmiento [...]
Continue Reading →Comelec: Poll results known in 3 days
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – The results of the country’s first automated general elections will be known within three days.
This was announced by Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesman James Jimenez after business groups said they feared [...]
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