Comelec

'In my opinion, this is already the last dance of our vote-counting machines,' says Comelec Commissioner Marlon Casquejo.

Acknowledging that the quality and efficiency of the machines have deteriorated over time, the Comelec refurbished the VCMs in 2021 with the help of tech poll provider Smartmatic. Out of the 107,345 machines deployed for the 2022 elections, 97,345 VCMs have been used by the Comelec. MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it will push for the replacement of vote-counting machines (VCMs) that have been used in three straight national elections, after reports of technical problems marred the conduct of the consequential May 9 vote.

TACLOBAN CITY – Only 22 of the 6271 vote counting machines (VCM) have malfunctioned in Eastern Visayas during the voting on Monday, the Commission on ...

Another option is to leave it in the precinct and allow the members of electoral board to scan the ballot,” Jongco said. “One portion is to wait for the replacement VCM and they personally feed the ballot to the machine. Today, we did not encounter any problem with SD cards,” said Comelec Eastern Visayas information officer Jenette Ruedas.

Despite undergoing “stringent” testing before election day, around 530 vote counting machines (VCM) bogged down and required to be replaced during the ...

“The testing and sealing is not a guarantee the machines will no longer malfunction. This is simply because they are being monitored by the watchers and the citizens’ arm,” Garcia said. Garcia attributed the malfunctions on the “age” of the VCM, which have been used by Comelec since 2016. Comelec earlier said the FTS is meant to ensure VCMs and other systems of the Automated Election System will be functional on election day. The incidents of substituted defective VCM raised concerns on the so-called “batch feeding” of ballots in the polling precincts. “So the number of defective [hardware] in this election is very minimal so we were not worried,” Casquejo said.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is seeing a 32.37-percent voting turnout among overseas voters to date.

(Currently, we have already reached 32.3 percent, that is as of 10 a.m., 32.37 percent voter turnout and we are expecting a much higher voting turnout because there are other mail ballots that are not counted and in-person voting is underway.) According to the commissioner, they are expecting to reach a 40-percent voting turnout among Filipinos abroad. “Sa ngayon, we reached already 32.3 percent, that is as of 10 a.m., 32.37 percent voting turnout and we are expecting a much higher voting turnout kasi may mga ibang mail ballot pa na hindi pa nabibilang at saka may continuing pa po ang ating in-person voting,” he said in a press briefing.

Comelec Commissioner Marlon Casquejo believes there is still enough time for voters to cast their votes especially since the number of voters per precinct have ...

“The extension of voting, at this point, is negative. “Nothing will justify extension of voting at this point,” he added. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is not looking at extending the voting hours beyond 7 p.m.

Hours after the close of voting, the number of election returns (ERs) received by the server of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) reached 79.20 percent as ...

After the canvass of votes at the city and municipal level, the Provincial Board of Canvassers will then have their turn to canvass votes at the provincial level. As for overseas ERs, 110 (7.82 percent) have been received out of the 1,406 expected. Hours after the close of voting, the number of election returns (ERs) received by the server of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) reached 79.20 percent as of 11:09 p.m. Monday, May 9.

MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc sitting as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC) on Monday afternoon suspended the national ...

But the canvassing of municipal, city and provincial (votes) will continue after the (election) tonight,” he said. “The Commission en banc, through the chairman (Saidamen Pangarungan), declared the early suspension since the vote-counting machines (VCMs) and the reports from VCMs are not yet transmitting. “The national canvassing for senators and party lists has been suspended since there (are) still no COCs (Certificates of Canvass), which will come later.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec), sitting as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC), suspended the canvassing of votes on Monday afternoon.

The presidential and vice-presidential votes will be canvassed by Congress when it resumes session on May 23. For local positions, the Comelec may already proclaim the winners as early as the evening of the election day on May 9 up to May 10, he added. So there’s no point waiting kasi wala pa naman talaga kaming mare-receive na results,” she added.

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec)'s better facilities and better trained personnel led to the faster transmission of election ...

The spokesperson said this could be attributed to the “better transmission facilities, better program, better SD card quality, and better trained poll workers and technicians.” Laudiangco, when asked to confirm if the observation that the transmission of election returns this year is faster than in 2019, told reporters in a Viber message: “We guarantee the accuracy.” MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec)’s better facilities and better trained personnel led to the faster transmission of election returns this year than previous polls, its spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said on Monday night.

The RMA is being conducted to examine the ballots in order to validate whether or not the automated count of the vote counting machines (VCMs) is accurate. “ ...

“We know that there are still doubts and we are here to prove and erase those doubts. “So, after the conduct of the RMA, I’m sure and I’m confident that we can prove once again the accuracy of our machines and that our electoral system is reliable,” she added. “The random manual audit will determine and bolster our faith in the electoral system that the machine count is accurate and that the machine count is what is reflected on the ballots,” said Comelec Commissioner Aimee Ferolino, the commissioner-in-charge of the RMA Committee, on Tuesday, May 10.

Seeking to “erase doubts” about the electoral system, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday kicked off its random manual audit (RMA) that would ...

Wala tayong papanigan, we will look at the records and we will let the records speak for itself,” she added. “The last activity for this elections is the random manual audit, tayo yung finisher… “The random manual audit will determine and will bolster our faith in the electoral system.

Various groups mounted a protest in front of the main office of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, May 10, a day of the conduct of the May ...

Comelec Commissioner George Garcia clarified that this is part of the contingency plans in place. Others on the other hand, had to wait long hours for the machines to be replaced since they will be transported from Laguna. Various groups mounted a protest in front of the main office of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, May 10, a day of the conduct of the May 2022 elections.

Groups belonging to the youth and labor sectors gathered in front of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) main office in Intramuros, Manila, on Tuesday to ...

The groups were chanting the names of Robredo and her running-mate Senator Francis Pangilinan, who was also losing to Marcos' running-mate, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, in the vice presidential race based on partial, official tally. The groups were reportedly opposed to the looming victory of Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. in the presidential race. Groups belonging to the youth and labor sectors gathered in front of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) main office in Intramuros, Manila, on Tuesday to protest the results of the recently concluded elections.

MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has dismissed the motions for reconsideration on two sets of petitions seeking to disqualify presidential ...

We know that the law is on our side,” the group said in a statement. Amid criticisms that Marcos is unqualified for the country’s highest position, Rodriguez said "the unanimous en banc decision has proven, once and for all, that no amount of undue political pressure can weaken the resolve of the honorable Commission to be on the side of truth and justice”. “We have always believed that the poll body will stay true to its mandate to deliver fair, honest, and credible elections, including the dismissal of unmeritorious and politically-motivated petitions such as these,” he said in a statement.

Poll watchdog Kontra Daya says the Comelec's refusal to extend voting hours 'effectively ignored the clamor of voters'

But for now, there are no grounds to move or authorize the extension of voting hours,” he added. Poll workers only accommodated people who made the 7 pm cutoff in lines outside polling precincts. “The poll body has effectively ignored the clamor of voters who had to endure long lines, stressful delays and other inconveniences caused by the inefficiency of the Comelec and Smartmatic,” it said in a statement on Monday night.

MANILA, Philippines — Around 400 people assembled near the main office of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Intramuros on Tuesday as the canvassing ...

The MPD said people started to gather at 9 a.m. and that their program ended more than an hour later. Because I think that the data shows clearly this election was bought a long, long time ago and that’s something we will not take sitting down,” Frankie said in an interview with AlterMidya. I think that the truth is it’s not about just this election anymore.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday dismissed four appeals seeking to reverse the junking of the disqualification cases filed against Ferdinand ...

“His projected presidential win does not absolve him from this immutable fact nor does it detract a bit from the fundamental principles of truth, honesty, accountability and integrity demanded of any person who seeks the highest office in land. This is the core of our petition,” Kapatid added. “We will pursue this case to its logical and just conclusion. And if the lessons of history have taught us anything, it is that the moral arc of the universe bends towards justice. We will not allow Marcos Jr. to sleep soundly. Similar to the ruling on the disqualification cases, the Comelec En Banc said the petitioners failed to raise new matters or issues that would warrant the reversal of the former Comelec Second Division's ruling.

The Comelec en banc's decision does not come as a surprise, but the timing of the release means the poll body failed to deliver on its promise to resolve ...

Poe had run to the High Court, which reversed the poll body’s ruling in March 2016. “We have always believed that the poll body will stay true to its mandate to deliver a fair, honest and credible elections, including the dismissal of unmeritorious and politically-motivated petitions such as these. With the Comelec’s release of the en banc rulings a day after the elections, the poll body under the leadership of Pangarungan failed to deliver on its promise to fast-track the resolution of the disqualification saga before the end of April, or before the elections. - Salandanan et al vs Marcos (disqualification petition) – junked by the First Division, subject of en banc review - Lihaylihay vs Marcos (petition to declare nuisance) –junkedby the Second Division, subject of en banc review - Ilagan et al vs Marcos, Akbayan et al vs Marcos, Mangelen vs Marcos (consolidated disqualification petition) –junkedby the First Division

A group led by running priest Robert Reyes gathered in front of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) headquarters in Intramuros, Manila to protest the ...

According to Reyes, there is no denying that the counting of ballots for the 2022 national elections was very swift. "Patunayan niyo sa amin na malinis. Just days before the elections, Reyes together with other Church leaders belonging to the Clergy for the Moral Choice (CMC) marched to the Palacio del Gobernador and celebrated Mass in front of the Comelec headquarters to demand that the poll body carry out a "clean, honest, accurate, meaningful and peaceful" elections.

MANILA, Philippines (Updated 2:42 p.m.) — With election results all but decided, the Commission on Elections en banc affirmed Tuesday the dismissal of four ...

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc junked the appeal of petitioners against the dismissal of four disqualification cases against former senator ...

It said it found “no cogent reason” to “disturb” the findings of the Comelec division that dismissed the cases. According to the en banc, the petitioners “failed to raise new matters that would warrant the reversal” of the decision on the disqualification cases. MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc on Tuesday junked the appeal of petitioners against the dismissal of four disqualification cases against former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., now the runaway frontrunner in the initial tally of the May 9 polls.