The Comelec agreed to this writer’s recommendation! The new feature will not eliminate all the defects of the Smartmatic AES (Automated Election System), but it will solve at least half of them. It is therefore a major win for advocates of credible elections.

During the JCOC (Joint Congressional Oversight Committee) hearing of February 16, 2016, the Comelec announced that my recommendation for all Election Returns (ERs) data to be made available in a public website, has been approved. This public website will include all the precinct counts and all the indicative information about the ERs (precinct nos., voter turn-out, names of the teachers serving as BEIs, time stamps, etc.) - also referred to as metadata.

Premium + Digital Edition

Ad-free access


P 80 per month
(billed annually at P 960)
  • Unlimited ad-free access to website articles
  • Limited offer: Subscribe today and get digital edition access for free (accessible with up to 3 devices)

TRY FREE FOR 14 DAYS
See details
See details