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Pre-bid conference for Comelec automation held today

By Rhodina Villanueva | December 22, 2023 - 12:00am

The pre-bid conference for the second round of public bidding for its Full Automation System with Transparency Audit/Count...

Headlines

Bidding failure declared anew for PCOS upgrade

By Sheila Crisostomo | August 1, 2015 - 10:00am

The second bidding for the contract to refurbish 81,896 precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines was declared a failure...

Headlines

Bidding for 2013 election materials fails

By Mayen Jaymalin | August 20, 2012 - 12:00am

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) could still wait a little longer before they could purchase all the necessary materials for the May 2013 elections, after the failed public biddings for the purchase of compact...

Headlines

AMA consortium withdraws poll automation bid

May 31, 2009 - 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines - The consortium of the AMA Group of Companies and Election System and Software (ES&S) withdrew yesterday its bid offer in the P11.3-billion automation contract of the Commission on Elections...

Headlines

Poll machine insides must be videotaped

By GOTCHA | By Jarius Bondoc | May 29, 2009 - 12:00am

NP spokesman Gilbert Remulla is someone my Cavite clan considers a political enemy, since he beat our uncle in the 2001 congressional election.

Opinion

Only Smartmatic meets requirements - Comelec

By Sheila Crisostomo | May 27, 2009 - 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines - The consortium of Smartmatic and Total Information Management Corp. is so far the only bidder that has met the requirements set by the Commission on Elections-Special Bids and Awards Committee...

Headlines

Comelec throws out 1 more bidder

By Sheila Crisostomo | May 23, 2009 - 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines – The Comelec had formally thrown out one more bidder, leaving three bidders fighting for the contract to automate the 2010 polls.

Headlines

Bid challenge fee set at P112 million

By Sheila Crisostomo | May 21, 2009 - 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines – A Commission on Elections (Comelec) official said yesterday losing bidders would have to pay a filing fee of P112 million if they want to contest the results of the poll body’s...

Headlines

Comelec upholds disqualification of automation bidder

By Sheila Crisostomo | May 20, 2009 - 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections-Special Bids and Awards Committee (Comelec-SBAC) upheld last night the disqualification of the conglomerate of AMA Group Holdings and Election System and Software...

Headlines

Comelec to scrutinize widely divergent bids

By Sheila Crisostomo | May 18, 2009 - 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will scrutinize the widely divergent bids of the first two consortia that passed eligibility and technical screening for its P11.3-billion automation ...

Headlines