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                    [Title] => ‘Groups opposed to PCOS upgrade caused delay in poll bidding’
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Groups opposing the automation of elections caused the delay in public bidding for the voting system for next year’s elections, according to an official of Smartmatic.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-24 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1487855 [Title] => Smartmatic to supply 93,977 new machines [Summary] =>

And the winner is… Smartmatic, again.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-13 10:01:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150814/OMR-Machine-1.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1483164 [Title] => Smartmatic shrugs off poll sabotage raps [Summary] =>

Technology provider Smartmatic-Total Information Management Corp. yesterday dismissed as a “nuisance case” the electoral sabotage charge it is facing over allegations that it altered the source code of the automated election system.

[DatePublished] => 2015-07-31 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1438362 [Title] => Comelec reverses Smartmatic disqualification [Summary] =>

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has unanimously decided to reverse the disqualification of Smartmatic-Total Information Management Corp. from the bidding for the contract to supply optical mark reader (OMR) machines.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150328/smart-matic-pcos-machine-5.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1437282 [Title] => SC stops P268.8-M Comelec-Smartmatic deal [Summary] =>

The Supreme Court stopped yesterday the P268.8-million contract of the Commission on Elections with technology provider Smartmatic-Total Information Management for the diagnostics and repair of the precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines to be used for the presidential elections next year.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096875 [AuthorName] => Edu Punay [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1436115 [Title] => Another setback [Summary] =>

In a shocking turn of events, the Commission on Elections put in limbo its plan to purchase direct recording electronic (DRE) and optical mark reader (OMR) machines to be used for next year’s elections.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134315 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1430532 [Title] => Comelec public biddings off to bumpy start [Summary] =>

Public bidding for the election results transmission services in the 2016 presidential polls has been declared a failure.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150306/Comelec-10.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1410976 [Title] => Smartmatic ready to face critics before SC [Summary] =>

Smartmatic Inc. yesterday expressed confidence there will be no legal impediment in the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to hire the technology and electronic voting firm to do diagnostic work on the precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150109/PCOSMachine-4.jpg ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1406845 [Title] => Smartmatic threatens to sue Comelec if... [Summary] =>

Smartmatic-Total Information Management (TIM) Corp. yesterday warned the Commission on Elections (Comelec) of adverse legal implications if the refurbishing of the precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines is subjected to public bidding.

[DatePublished] => 2014-12-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1400940 [Title] => Comelec: No decision yet on PCOS repair deal [Summary] =>

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said yesterday there is still no consensus on whether or not they will give the contract to refurbish the precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines to its manufacturer, Smartmatic International Corp.

[DatePublished] => 2014-12-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) ) )
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