THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) has junked proposals to still use 82,000 old Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines in the 2016 elections even without the machines undergoing a maintenance check-up.
Comelec spokesperson and Director James Jimenez on Monday said even as they were certain that majority of the PCOS machines were in tip-top shape, it would be best to avoid risks because of the sensitivity of elections, especially polls for the country’s presidency next year.
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