It will cost the country P3,649.64 per PCOS machine to have each examined for possible defects. It does not include services and parts to get all of the PCOS machines back to normal operating condition!

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) intends to negotiate with Smartmatic-TIM (Smartmatic) “Program 1 Extended Warranty Proposal (Program 1)” which will cover diagnostics to be performed on the PCOS machines and minor repair of up to 4% of the existing stock of PCOS machines for the sum of P300 million.

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