As serialized in this column about the “Fearless forecasts” that undoubtedly happened, the Joint Congressional Oversight Committee (JCOC) and even the Automated Election System (AES) Watch have never seen or heard any contingency plan (e.g., Plan B, C or X) due to the Commission on Election’s (Comelec) non-compliance with AES Law (RA 9369) and e-Commerce Law (RA 8792) and the recent malfunctioning of the Vote Counting Machines (VCMs) abroad for the Overseas Absentee Voting (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7njI0c_ueT8).

Section 11 of RA 9369 stipulates that the Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC), the technical arm of the Comelec for test certifications, shall certify not later than three (3) months (i.e., February 9, 2016) that the AES is operating properly, securely, and accurately, to wit:

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