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Comelec to showcase vote counting machine tomorrow

By Sheila Crisostomo | January 23, 2016 - 9:00am

For the first time, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will demonstrate the features of the vote counting machine (VCM) in tomorrow’s roadshow at the Pope Pius XII Catholic Center in Paco, Manila.

Headlines

New poll voting machines to have audio feature

By Sheila Crisostomo | December 19, 2015 - 9:00am

Voting will be much easier for the illiterate and people with disabilities (PWDs) as the Commission on Elections (Comelec)...

Headlines

Printing of ballots for 2016 polls finished by April

By Sheila Crisostomo | September 12, 2015 - 10:00am

The printing of official ballots to be used for the May 2016 polls is expected to be completed in April next year, an official...

Headlines

Comelec launches 'Walang Forever' campaign for voter registration

By Patricia Lourdes Viray | August 25, 2015 - 3:25am

The Commission on Elections on Tuesday reminded the public that voter registration and validation for the 2016 national elections...

Headlines

Comelec to lease 93,000 machines for 2016 polls

By Patricia Lourdes Viray | August 13, 2015 - 1:23am

The Commission on Elections on Thursday announced that it will lease 93,000 optical mark readers for the 2016 national e...

Headlines

Poll reform consortium says Comelec running out of time

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

Time is running out. The Consortium on Electoral Reforms (CER) yesterday expressed concern over the timeline of the Commission...

Headlines

Poll body junks MR filed by bidder for PCOS repair

By Sheila Crisostomo | August 8, 2015 - 10:00am

The search continues for the most efficient voting system for next year’s polls after a Commission on Elections (Comelec) special bids and awards committee rejected a motion for reconsideration filed by a consortium...

Headlines

EDITORIAL - Crunch time

August 4, 2015 - 10:00am

The two leading contenders for the 2016 presidential race are already known.

Opinion

Comelec reverses Smartmatic disqualification

By Sheila Crisostomo | March 28, 2015 - 12:00am

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has unanimously decided to reverse the disqualification of Smartmatic-Total Information...

Headlines

Smartmatic seeks reversal of disqualification from bidding

By Mayen Jaymalin | March 16, 2015 - 12:00am

Smartmatic-Total Information Management Corp. has asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to nullify its earlier ruling...

Metro