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Is Smartmatic AES still safe and secure to be used for elections? Here's what experts claim. Smartmatic AES (Automated Election System) is "safe and secure" to be used again for the upcoming Philippines Election 2022 that will happen in May.

Crowdsourcing is a modern name for a phenomenon that has existed ever since there have been crowds of people. The term, devised in 2005 by two editors of Wired magazine, refers to the basic concept of placing an open call to the public, usually via the Internet, in looking for new ideas,…

The Diocese of Balanga will hold novena masses from April 30 to May 8 to pray for the coming local and national elections. Bishop Ruperto C. Santos (Manila Bulletin file) Holy masses will also be offered daily fot the different sectors involved in the May 9 polls. "The Diocese of Balanga will

MANILA-The Commission on Elections (Comelec) inspected on Saturday one of the media servers where the results of the voting on May 9 polls will be electronically transmitted. According to Comelec Commissioner Marlon Casquejo, the server which is located at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila will be the area where members of the media, and other election stakeholders such as political parties, and accredited citizens arm will be able to get the results of the votes that have been counted. He...

READY FOR THE POLLS. Capiz Provincial Election Supervisor lawyer Salud Milagros Villanueva on Wednesday said the province will conduct its final testing and sealing of vote-counting machines to be used for the May 9 elections on May 7. She said the machines will be tested for accuracy.(Photo courtesy of Atty. Salud Margarita Villanueva) ILOILO CITY - All 906 vote-counting machines (VCMs) to be used in Capiz will undergo final testing and sealing (FTS) on May 7 or two days before the nationwide e...

READY FOR THE POLLS. Capiz Provincial Election Supervisor lawyer Salud Milagros Villanueva on Wednesday said the province will conduct its final testing and sealing of vote-counting machines to be used for the May 9 elections on May 7. She said the machines will be tested for accuracy.(Photo courtesy of Atty. Salud Margarita Villanueva) ILOILO CITY - All 906 vote-counting machines (VCMs) to be used in Capiz will undergo final testing and sealing (FTS) on May 7 or two days before the nationwide e...

Comelec Regional Director Dennis Ausan, Diocesan Electoral Board convenor Msgr. Julius Heruela, and Comelec Commissioner George Erwin Garcia (l-r) attend

APPEAL. (From left to right) Comelec Regional Director Dennis Ausan, Diocesan Electoral Board convenor Msgr. Julius Heruela, and Comelec Commissioner George Erwin Garcia attend a peace covenant signing in Negros Oriental on Monday (April 25, 2022). Garcia appealed for public understanding of the glitches encountered by some users of Comelec's recently activated online precinct finder. (Photo by Judy Flores Partlow) DUMAGUETE CITY - An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Mond...

PEACE PACT. Reelectionists Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo and House Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr., and lawyer George Arnaiz, who is seeking the 2nd district congressional seat, pose for a photo opportunity at the sidelines of a peace covenant signing in Sibulan town. Provincial and church officials expressed elation over the presence of Degamo and Teves, who were known to be at odds perennially, during the event held on Monday (April 25, 2022). (PNA photo by Judy Flores Partlow) DUMAGUETE CITY - In a...