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With five days to go before the polls, Commission on Elections (Comelec) officer Simaco Labata said the agency is shelving the new and updated computer-generated voters’ list purportedly because of entry incompatibilities and precinct data mix-up.  


It will take days to rectify the errors and thus, Labata said polling precincts in the city will now have to use the old computer-generated list.


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                    [Title] => Special Report: Photokina boasts of ‘dream team’
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(Conclusion)
Photokina Marketing Corp., the winning bidder in the Commission on Elections (Comelec)’s Voter’s Registration and Identification System (VRIS) project, boasts of a consortium composed of highly skilled, highly developed and technologically advanced companies.


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The Voter’s Registration and Identification System (VRIS) project, a major component of the modernization program of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), has from the onset been plagued by misconceptions and intrigues, virtually putting on hold plans to fully automate the country’s electoral process.


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                    [Title] => DBM cuts Comelec budget from P15.1 B to just P2.7 B
                    [Summary] => As the Commission on Elections (Comelec) prepares for next year’s barangay elections, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) slashed its budget  from P15.1 billion to P2.7 billion, or by 80 percent.


Virginia Folloso, DBM public information officer, said it was "common practice" among government offices to submit a proposed budget 10 times more than an agency actually needs.


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"No, we do not feel pressured," Comelec chairman Alfredo Benipayo told reporters when asked about a US Embassy letter seeking explanations about the delay.


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                    [Summary] => While the Commission on Elections (Comelec) would like to pursue to the Voter’s Registration and Identification System (VRIS), the lack of funds has made it difficult to implement the P6.5-billion modernization project.  


Comelec Chairman Alfredo Benipayo said the poll body still needs the help of Congress in getting sufficient funding.


"I have nothing against the VRIS, it is a very good project. However, it is very difficult for us to enter into a contract right now because we lack the funds," Benipayo said.


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However, Comelec Chairman Alfredo Benipayo shrugged off the threat, claiming innocence of the controversy.


George Balagtas, senior vice president of Photokina, told reporters their group will give the Comelec some more time to come out with a final decision on the VRIS.


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                    [Title] => Demetriou twits DBM: P220 M for 2001 polls still unreleased
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"I firmly stand and reiterate my previous statement that the (DBM) has not yet released the P220 million allotted for the preparatory activities for the May 14, 2001 national and local elections," said Comelec chairperson Harriet Demetriou in a statement, in reaction to an earlier pronouncement by Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno.


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New Cebu City voters’ list found error-ridden

May 5, 2004 - 12:00am

CEBU CITY — The bottom line is that computer-based operations, whether in counting or in voting, will be used in the May 10 elections. With five days to go before the polls, Commission on Elections (Comelec)...

Nation

Editoryal - Poll modernization kailangan na

July 18, 2002 - 12:00am

ANG katatapos na barangay at Sangguniang Kabataan elections noong Lunes ay isang mabisang katibayan na dapat nang magkaroon ng modernisasyon ng election. Ang katatapos na election ay nabahiran ng dayaan, pagkalito,...

PSN Opinyon

Special Report: Photokina boasts of ‘dream team’

By Sandy Araneta | February 25, 2002 - 12:00am

Click here to read Part I (Conclusion) Photokina Marketing Corp., the winning bidder in the Commission on Elections (Comelec)’s Voter’s Registration and Identification System (VRIS) project, boasts...

Headlines

Special Report: VRIS more than just an ID card

By Sandy Araneta | February 24, 2002 - 12:00am

(First of two parts) The Voter’s Registration and Identification System (VRIS) project, a major component of the modernization program of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), has from the onset been plagued...

Headlines

DBM cuts Comelec budget from P15.1 B to just P2.7 B

By Sandy Araneta | September 24, 2001 - 12:00am

As the Commission on Elections (Comelec) prepares for next year’s barangay elections, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) slashed its budget from P15.1 billion to P2.7 billion, or by 80 percent. Virginia...

Headlines

US not pressuring Comelec on VRIS

By Sandy Araneta | August 28, 2001 - 12:00am

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said yesterday it does not feel pressured by the US government in connection with the reported delay of the Voter’s Registration and Identification System (VRIS), a poll...

Headlines

Comelec seeks funding for VRIS

By Sandy Araneta | August 22, 2001 - 12:00am

While the Commission on Elections (Comelec) would like to pursue to the Voter’s Registration and Identification System (VRIS), the lack of funds has made it difficult to implement the P6.5-billion modernization...

Headlines

Photokina mulls suit vs Comelec

July 12, 2001 - 12:00am

A consortium of photography suppliers is poised to file a multi-billion peso lawsuit against the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for canceling their contract for the poll body’s Voter’s Registration and...

Headlines

Demetriou twits DBM: P220 M for 2001 polls still unreleased

By Sandy Araneta | November 28, 2000 - 12:00am

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) insisted yesterday that the P220 million earmarked for the 2001 national and local elections has not been released, contrary to the claim of the Department of Budget and Management...

Nation