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                    [Title] => Comelec vows to prioritize elderly during polls
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The envisioned separate polling precincts for senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWD) may not be established by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in time for the May 2016 polls, but it assured them of “priority” on election day.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-26 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1327782 [Title] => Comelec wants P11 B to purchase new PCOS machines [Summary] =>

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is asking for P11 billion to purchase 121,800 new precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines for the 2016 national and local elections, poll officials told a congressional hearing yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805432 [AuthorName] => Paolo Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1297938 [Title] => P9-B PCOS machines papalitan ng mas mahal [Summary] =>

“PAMBUBUSABOS sa pera ng bayan.” ‘Yan ang paha­yag ng Movement Against Graft and Abuse of Power sa balakin ng Comelec na palitan ang voting machines ng mas mahal na kagamitan.

[DatePublished] => 2014-03-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135482 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805283 [AuthorName] => Jarius Bondoc [SectionName] => PSN Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 955227 [Title] => Comelec chief to face more raps [Summary] =>

Members of the group Automated Elections System (AES) Watch will file a separate case with the Office of the Ombudsman today to investigate Commission on Elections (Comelec) officials led by Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. for alleged violation of the automated elections law.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097363 [AuthorName] => Michael Punongbayan [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 714987 [Title] => CA junks 5 poll execs' MRs on ballot secrecy scam [Summary] =>

The Court of Appeals (CA) today dismissed the motions for reconsideration (MRs) seeking the reversal of the suspension order against five Commission on Elections (Comelec) officials allegedly involved in the P690-million ballot secrecy folder (BSF) anomaly.

[DatePublished] => 2011-08-10 14:59:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 641034 [Title] => Yearender: Banner year for Comelec after first ever auto polls [Summary] =>

2010 was a banner year for the Commission on Elections (Comelec), primarily due to the success of the country’s first automated polls last May 10.

[DatePublished] => 2010-12-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 606208 [Title] => Court of Appeals junks petition to stop suspension of Comelec execs in folder scam [Summary] =>

The Court of Appeals (CA) junked yesterday the petition for a temporary restraining order to stop the suspension of officials of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) that were implicated in the allegedly anomalous ballot secrecy folder deal in the automated polls last May.

[DatePublished] => 2010-08-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096875 [AuthorName] => Edu Punay [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 512677 [Title] => Comelec resets ARMM voter's registration [Summary] =>

Due to weather distur­bances Ondoy and Pepeng, the Commission on Elections has reset the resumption of the continuing voter’s registration in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) from Oct. 12 to 19.

[DatePublished] => 2009-10-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 48560 [Title] => Pinoy firms can now join ARMM poll automation bidding [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2008-03-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 382341 [Title] => 300-M Comelec scam sumingaw! [Summary] => Isa na namang anomalya ang nabunyag sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) ilang buwan bago sumapit ang May 2007 elections partikular ang P300 milyong procurement contract para sa gagamiting security paper ng mga balota sa darating na halalan. [DatePublished] => 2007-01-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) ) )
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