Blog Posts on voter education

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...

Registration dates moved by james jimenez on Jul 26, 2010The registration period for regular voters, i.e., NOT SK voters, has been moved to AUGUST 4-13, 2010. It used to be August 1-10. Registration will still be from Monday to Sunday, from 8am to 7pm, at the office of the Election Officer in your city or...

Voter Education by james jimenez on Jul 5, 2010Objectives The overarching objective of the COMELEC’s voter education program should be the molding of a generation of new voters who capable of active and principled participation in elections and who are able to accept electoral defeat with i...

Are you voting for a party-list organization in 2010? by Malayang Halalan on Mar 14, 2010Those questioning certain party-list organizations are basically questioning the legitimacy of certain party-list organizations because of its supposed ties to the Gloria Arroyo administration. I have yet to look at the figures to compare between the...

Move the queue by SMOKE on Mar 7, 2010Didja see me? I was one of the flash mob that danced to the Sexbomb voter ed song. Seriously. Not that it was a real flash mob. The true mob – people unrelated to the production – mostly just stood and watched. Now this is a true flash mo...

DJ Mo Twister’s Automated Election Ad by Malayang Halalan on Feb 2, 2010DJ Mo Twister shows people how to vote using an automated election machine...

Smartmatic-TIM conducts round 2 of PCOS Field Tests by Malayang Halalan on Jan 28, 2010Such field tests are being conducted to find out or spot difficulties that might be encountered in May 2010 -- when the actual elections will take place. Difficulties that are spotted during the field tests will be studied and remedies will be imple...

Smartmatic-TIM PCOS machines pass field tests by Malayang Halalan on Jan 27, 2010Despite all the doubts raised against the country’s first ever real attempt at automating its electoral process, Smartmatic-TIM is showing that it is following through on its commitment to the Commission of Elections and the Filipino people to...

Bayani Fernando: The Philippines under President Gordon and Vice President Bayani by Malayang Halalan on Jan 24, 2010(Found this on Facebook and thought it might help inform voters about Presidential candidate Dick Gordon and Vice Presidential candidate Bayani Fernando.) A Philippines where… Discipline is a way of life, peace and order the norm, and the rule...

SWS survey says People Power if elections fail by BotoMoto on Jan 14, 2010The automated election system is built with redundant security features and back up systems that is intended to counter any possibility of sabotage.