Premeditated pattern of deception!

The Supreme Court (SC) has finally put an end to the non-compliance of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in implementing one of the safeguards stipulated in the Automated Election System (AES) Law or RA 9369 during the oral argument on March 17, 2016; that is, the printing of the Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) or Voter’s Receipt (VR). The SC ruled, 13-0, in favor of the petition of former Sen. Richard Gordon, Chairman of Bagumbayan – Volunteers for a New Philippines, Inc., and it ordered the Comelec to enable the VVPAT feature of the Vote Counting Machines in accordance with the minimum system capabilities stipulated in Sections 6(e), (f) and (n) of Republic Act No. 9369; to wit:

(e) Provision for voter verified paper audit trail;