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Comelec says ‘nerve center’ ready for midterm polls
Comelec says ‘nerve center’ ready for midterm polls
MANILA -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is confident that its National Technical Support Center (NTSC) in Parañaque City is ready for the 2025 National and Local Elections (NLE).
MANILA -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is confident that its National Technical Support Center (NTSC) in Parañaque City is ready for the 2025 National and Local Elections (NLE).
On Thursday, April 10, Comelec officials led by chairman George Garcia conducted a walkthrough inspection at the NTSC housed at the Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX).
On Thursday, April 10, Comelec officials led by chairman George Garcia conducted a walkthrough inspection at the NTSC housed at the Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX).
According to Comelec spokesperson Atty. John Rex Laudiangco, NTSC will start to operate on May 2 and its first job will be the final testing and sealing of the Automated Counting Machines (ACMs).
According to Comelec spokesperson Atty. John Rex Laudiangco, NTSC will start to operate on May 2 and its first job will be the final testing and sealing of the Automated Counting Machines (ACMs).
Laudiangco said NTSC will receive calls not from the general public but mainly from the technical personnel of the agency and technical staff of different embassies and Philippine consulates abroad that will encounter any technical problems during the conduct the election.
Laudiangco said NTSC will receive calls not from the general public but mainly from the technical personnel of the agency and technical staff of different embassies and Philippine consulates abroad that will encounter any technical problems during the conduct the election.
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“Ang kanila pong unang babantayan ay yung ating final testing and sealing, so kung makikita nyo magkakaroon ng technical issues sa ACMs, magkakaron ng technical issues sa transmission dito rin po yan….basta purely technical,” Laudiangco explained.
“Ang kanila pong unang babantayan ay yung ating final testing and sealing, so kung makikita nyo magkakaroon ng technical issues sa ACMs, magkakaron ng technical issues sa transmission dito rin po yan….basta purely technical,” Laudiangco explained.
Amid recent hacking attempts on the website of the commission and its Overseas Voting and Counting System (OVCS), Garcia said nobody penetrated their firewall.
Amid recent hacking attempts on the website of the commission and its Overseas Voting and Counting System (OVCS), Garcia said nobody penetrated their firewall.
“Secure ang lahat ng data natin, secure ang sistema at wala kaming breach…so far at maayos ang lahat ng ating sistema,” Garcia told the media.
“Secure ang lahat ng data natin, secure ang sistema at wala kaming breach…so far at maayos ang lahat ng ating sistema,” Garcia told the media.
Garcia said more than 75, 0000 OVCS hacking attempts have been monitored.
Garcia said more than 75, 0000 OVCS hacking attempts have been monitored.
According to Garcia, the internet voting will push through as long as there is no temporary restraining order from the Supreme Court (SC).
According to Garcia, the internet voting will push through as long as there is no temporary restraining order from the Supreme Court (SC).
”Handa na po ang inyong komisyon, in the event na meron tayong matanggap na kahit ano mula sa Korte Suprema, so far, umaasa tayo na wala - but just in case, meron tayong nakalatag na contingency measure lalo na meron kaming 16,000 na excess machines kasi, na puwede naming madeploy sa mga embahada at konsulada,” he said.
”Handa na po ang inyong komisyon, in the event na meron tayong matanggap na kahit ano mula sa Korte Suprema, so far, umaasa tayo na wala - but just in case, meron tayong nakalatag na contingency measure lalo na meron kaming 16,000 na excess machines kasi, na puwede naming madeploy sa mga embahada at konsulada,” he said.
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