(PNA file photo) MANILA - Locating polling precincts is the most common problem every election day. Voters flock to their usual polling places or where they voted at least in the previous election only to find their names missing from the list. This year, the threat of Covid-19 also ranks high among election concerns. For the May 9, 2022 national and local elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) tied up with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) through a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for a safe and secure process. The DICT will provide cloud hosting of Comelec's online services that include the Registration Status Verifier, Precinct Finder, Online Voter Certification Application, and results website. DICT is also conducting the Vulnerable Assessment and Penetration Testing on Comelec's online services to the security of the infrastructure to used for the cloud hosting. "Cloud hostingmakes applications and websites accessible using clo
(File photo) MANILA - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will establish special polling places for voters who belong to vulnerable sectors. In Resolution No. 10761 released on Wednesday, the poll body said registered voters who are persons with disabilities (PWDs), senior citizens (SC), and heavily pregnant voters will be casting their votes at the Accessible Polling Place (APP), Emergency Accessible Polling Place (EAPP) or Satellite-Emergency Accessible Polling Place (S-EAPP) that will be erected in the polling centers or places approved by the poll body. The APP will be located on the ground floor, preferably near the entrance of the building, and is free of any physical barriers and provided with necessary services, including assistive devices. The EAPP is a room or makeshift/temporary polling place established on the first floor or at the ground of a voting center or outside of it but in close proximity thereto. On the other hand, the S-EAPP is an EAPP temporarily established in