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SC Stop Sale Of PCOS Machines by Talakayan at Kalusugan on Apr 25, 2012The Supreme Court (SC) issued yesterday a temporary restraining order (TRO) that stopped the Commission on Elections (Comelec) from implementing the P1.8-billion contract with Smartmatic-Total Information Management (Smartmatic-TIM) for the purchas...
Comelec advisory body starts evaluating poll system for 2013 by Senate Race 2013 on Nov 28, 2011After its organization last week, the Comelec advisory council will commence in evaluating what automation system the country will use in the 2013 midterm elections. The CAC will be ready to recommend the technology by January next year. This should...
Will Comelec chair give up? by Senate Race 2013 on Sep 18, 2011Will Comelec chair Sixto Brillantes give up? Well, in the case of the use of PCOS machines of Smartmatic, it appears he will not. But, in the case of his confirmation, bypassed 3 times already by the Commission on Appointments, … Continue readi...
To buy or not to buy the PCOS machines by Senate Race 2013 on Sep 13, 2011Here’s the math of those favoring the purchase of PCOS machines from Smartmatic. About Town’s Ernesto Hilario sees a savings of P18 billion for the two upcoming polls, the 2013 midterm and the 2016 national elections. The Comelec is split...
Making the most of Smartmatic’s poll automation technology by BotoMoto on Jun 28, 2010An opinion piece I critiqued yesterday had me thinking when the author said that the Comelec may have made “the mother of all bad deals.” This was told in the context of the poll body spending about Php 11 billion to run this year's automated ele...
Suspicious look at Smartmatic’s congratulatory gestures could put RP in a bad light by BotoMoto on Jun 27, 2010Michael Alan Hamlin of the Manila Bulletin wrote in his Bottom Line column's Not so Smartmatic opinion piece how 2008 Miss Universe and Smartmatic “Ambassador for Transparency” Dayana Mendoza spoke to reporters when the company brought her to the...
Smartmatic, Comelec Demos PCOS System; Lawmakers Satisfied by BotoMoto on May 31, 2010Comelec and Smartmatic have once again proven that the PCOS system is secure. The poll body and the PCOS provider held a demonstration at the Cabuyao, Laguna warehouse where the PCOS machines are stored for safekeeping. The demonstration included a t...
Delaying tactics by Ang Bag-ong Balatukan on May 30, 2010What’s the gimmick of some members of House of Representatives? Today, there will be an inspection at the Smartmatic plant in Cabuyao, Laguna regarding the flash cards. It will again delay the canvass and eventually delay the proclamation of th...
Automation without the IT jargon by New Philippine Revolution on May 28, 2010How to explain automation in simpleton's terms? First, why do we need the PCOS or these optical scanners? PCOS machines are meant to COUNT the information which humans feed into it. Why did we think of using PCOS machines? The reason is--historical...
Sick and tired by Ang Bag-ong Balatukan on May 24, 2010There is an endless stream of howls and protests from losing candidates in the last May 10, 2010 elections. The latest to come out is defeated Surigao del Norte Governor Robert Ace Barbers who testified before the Senate Committee on Electoral Refo...
