SENATOR Aquilino Pimentel 3rd believes that the local and national elections next year will be more transparent even if the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will still use Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines in addition to Optical Mark Reader (OMR) machines.

In an interview after the Senate Finance Committee hearing on the proposed 2016 budget of the Comelec, Pimentel said that aside from the use of brand new PCOS machines, the poll body also promised to have the source code open for its early review.

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