Text and call center facility for election concerns relaunched

MANILA, Philippines - Ateneo de Manila University-based Simbahang Lingkod ng Bayan (SLB), the sociopolitical arm of the Society of Jesus in the Philippines, relaunched its text and call center facility “Gabay Halalan” to deliver appropriate and balanced information on the upcoming May 13 elections.

Gabay Halalan provides voters with precinct finders, candidate profiles—senatorial and local candidates, party list profiles and election information. The call and text center facility is open for election-related questions that voters can access through their mobile

phones.

The text and call center facility has approximately 150 volunteers. Operations started last Monday, April 22 up to May 5 (9 a.m.-5 p.m.), May 6 to 10 (8 a.m.-8 p.m.), and May 11 to 13 (24 hours). Their headquarters are located at Room 313, CTC, Ateneo de Manila University. Gabay Halalan is is SLB’s project in partnership with the Ateneo de Manila, Ateneo Task Force 2013, Globe, iVolunteer, Miriam College, Legal Network for Truthful Elections and Magis Solutions.

For inquiry about the elections, voters may text SLBGH2013<space>CONCERN/S<space>ADDRESS to the numbers 2327 (For Globe subscribers) and 09178902327 (for Non-

Globe subscribers). They can also contact: (02) 5090414, (02) 5090081, (02) 5090087, (02) 5090420, (02)5090497, (02) 5090836, (02) 5091747, (02) 5091860, (02) 5091876, and (02) 5093229.

Voters may also visit their website (www.slb.ph) containing information about the elections.

Gabay Halalan’s text and call center facility has long been in operation since the 2004 presidential elections. Their last operation was during the 2010 elections. (Jerille Gonzales/ philstar.com trainee)