Part 3

LET me just reiterate the conclusion of the Consultative Committee on Federalism (CCF), which was chaired then by former chief justice Reynato Puno, when the topic on electoral reform was discussed: “In all elections, the appreciation of ballots and counting of votes by whatever manner shall be accessible and open to the public.” They were enlightened on the presentation of the AES Watch/Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG) on the utmost importance of “election transparency.” Following the CCF’s conclusion, a transparency matrix (TM) as shown in the table below was recently brainstormed by a group of election watchdogs.

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