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I read with interest the above item posted last October 9 by Sheila Crisostomo which quoted Smartmatic International Corp. giving assurance that “ the Optical Mark Readers (OMRs) to be used in 2016 elections cannot be hacked as it would take 20 years to tamper with the voting  machines.”

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Less than 100 days before the voter’s registration ends, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) yesterday announced that the number of voters without biometrics has gone down to 3.8 million from April to June.

[DatePublished] => 2015-07-24 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150725/voters-comelec-10.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1434881 [Title] => DFA: 4 Pinay nurses in Libya safe, not kidnapped [Summary] =>

Four Filipino nurses reported kidnapped from a Libyan hospital by militants from an Islamic State (IS) affiliate group were actually taken to a safe place by a friend.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1422562 [Title] => DOH confirms case of first Filipino with MERS-CoV [Summary] =>

The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday announced that a nurse who recently arrived from Saudi Arabia is confirmed to be the first case of MERS-CoV in the country.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-11 12:06:10 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140509/MERS-CoV-Philippines.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1398712 [Title] => Comelec to receive bids for new AES today [Summary] =>

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will receive bid proposals today for the lease of a new automated election system to be used in the 2016 polls after the Supreme Court deferred ruling on a petition seeking to stop the bidding for new precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines.

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Hundreds of nurses belonging to the newly formed Justice for Nurses Coalition (JNC) yesterday marched to Mendiola to demand better compensation and working conditions.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20141018/nurses-5.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1368529 [Title] => Customs to release anti-HIV drugs [Summary] =>

Anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs for HIV patients can now be released from the Bureau of Customs (BOC) after the Department of Health (DOH) paid P4 million in duties and other taxes.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1331191 [Title] => DFA admits difficulty in convincing OFWs to leave Libya [Summary] =>

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) yesterday admitted difficulty in convincing Filipinos in Libya to leave the North African country amid the worsening unrest there.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1324099 [Title] => Group bucks mandatory HIV testing [Summary] =>

A network of civil society organizations engaged in HIV and AIDS response in the Philippines has started an online petition urging the Department of Health (DOH) to abandon the idea of mandatory testing for high risk groups.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804764 [AuthorName] => Janvic Mateo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1321051 [Title] => 3.7 M people died of air pollution in 2012 [Summary] =>

Outdoor air pollution caused the death of some 3.7 million people below 60 years old in 2012, a report of the World Health Organization (WHO) said.

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                    [Title] => OMRs hack-proof?
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I read with interest the above item posted last October 9 by Sheila Crisostomo which quoted Smartmatic International Corp. giving assurance that “ the Optical Mark Readers (OMRs) to be used in 2016 elections cannot be hacked as it would take 20 years to tamper with the voting  machines.”

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-12 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Letters to the Editor [SectionUrl] => letters-to-the-editor [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1480728 [Title] => Voters without biometrics down to 3.8 M [Summary] =>

Less than 100 days before the voter’s registration ends, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) yesterday announced that the number of voters without biometrics has gone down to 3.8 million from April to June.

[DatePublished] => 2015-07-24 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150725/voters-comelec-10.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1434881 [Title] => DFA: 4 Pinay nurses in Libya safe, not kidnapped [Summary] =>

Four Filipino nurses reported kidnapped from a Libyan hospital by militants from an Islamic State (IS) affiliate group were actually taken to a safe place by a friend.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1422562 [Title] => DOH confirms case of first Filipino with MERS-CoV [Summary] =>

The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday announced that a nurse who recently arrived from Saudi Arabia is confirmed to be the first case of MERS-CoV in the country.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-11 12:06:10 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140509/MERS-CoV-Philippines.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1398712 [Title] => Comelec to receive bids for new AES today [Summary] =>

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will receive bid proposals today for the lease of a new automated election system to be used in the 2016 polls after the Supreme Court deferred ruling on a petition seeking to stop the bidding for new precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines.

[DatePublished] => 2014-12-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1381460 [Title] => Nurses seek higher wages [Summary] =>

Hundreds of nurses belonging to the newly formed Justice for Nurses Coalition (JNC) yesterday marched to Mendiola to demand better compensation and working conditions.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20141018/nurses-5.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1368529 [Title] => Customs to release anti-HIV drugs [Summary] =>

Anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs for HIV patients can now be released from the Bureau of Customs (BOC) after the Department of Health (DOH) paid P4 million in duties and other taxes.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1331191 [Title] => DFA admits difficulty in convincing OFWs to leave Libya [Summary] =>

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) yesterday admitted difficulty in convincing Filipinos in Libya to leave the North African country amid the worsening unrest there.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1324099 [Title] => Group bucks mandatory HIV testing [Summary] =>

A network of civil society organizations engaged in HIV and AIDS response in the Philippines has started an online petition urging the Department of Health (DOH) to abandon the idea of mandatory testing for high risk groups.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804764 [AuthorName] => Janvic Mateo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1321051 [Title] => 3.7 M people died of air pollution in 2012 [Summary] =>

Outdoor air pollution caused the death of some 3.7 million people below 60 years old in 2012, a report of the World Health Organization (WHO) said.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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