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Comelec starts shipping automated counting machines to Mindanao
Comelec starts shipping automated counting machines to Mindanao
Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said they are shipping around 3,700 ACMs to three Comelec hubs in Mindanao, including hubs in Iligan City, Kidapawan City and Zamboanga City. Comelec handout photo
Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said they are shipping around 3,700 ACMs to three Comelec hubs in Mindanao, including hubs in Iligan City, Kidapawan City and Zamboanga City. Comelec handout photoMANILA — The Commission on Elections has started shipping automated counting machines (ACMs) to its hubs in Mindanao.
MANILA — The Commission on Elections has started shipping automated counting machines (ACMs) to its hubs in Mindanao.
In an interview at the Comelec warehouse in Biñan, Laguna, Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said they are shipping around 3,700 ACMs to three Comelec hubs in Mindanao, including hubs in Iligan City, Kidapawan City and Zamboanga City.
In an interview at the Comelec warehouse in Biñan, Laguna, Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said they are shipping around 3,700 ACMs to three Comelec hubs in Mindanao, including hubs in Iligan City, Kidapawan City and Zamboanga City.
The machines that will be delivered to Iligan will be for Lanao del Sur, Lanao de Norte and Iligan, while the machines to be delivered in the Zamboanga hub will be for Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi and Zamboanga City.
The machines that will be delivered to Iligan will be for Lanao del Sur, Lanao de Norte and Iligan, while the machines to be delivered in the Zamboanga hub will be for Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi and Zamboanga City.
According to Garcia, they are prioritizing far provinces to ensure that there will be enough time for the machines to reach their destinations.
According to Garcia, they are prioritizing far provinces to ensure that there will be enough time for the machines to reach their destinations.
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“Yun po kasi ang mga malalayong lugar, lalong lalo na sa bandang Mindanao. Bukas, sa Caraga, malayo din. Therefore, ang strategy ng Comelec, kung ano ‘yung malalayo, ‘yun ang inuuna,” he explained.
“Yun po kasi ang mga malalayong lugar, lalong lalo na sa bandang Mindanao. Bukas, sa Caraga, malayo din. Therefore, ang strategy ng Comelec, kung ano ‘yung malalayo, ‘yun ang inuuna,” he explained.
He also said the ballots will be distributed by April 22, in time for the final testing and sealing at least a week before the May 12 elections.
He also said the ballots will be distributed by April 22, in time for the final testing and sealing at least a week before the May 12 elections.
Garcia assured that the Comelec is right on schedule for the elections, including the printing of ballots and voter’s information sheets.
Garcia assured that the Comelec is right on schedule for the elections, including the printing of ballots and voter’s information sheets.
They are currently in the process of checking the ballots and the machines for any problems.
They are currently in the process of checking the ballots and the machines for any problems.
Garcia said the machines to be shipped to Comelec hubs have been inspected and are ready for use.
Garcia said the machines to be shipped to Comelec hubs have been inspected and are ready for use.
“Nangangahulugan na ito pong machines na ating ishi-ship out, na atin na pong ide-deliver, nakapasa na po ‘yan s alahat ng klase ng tests, and therefore, handa na po, pupwede na pong magamit natin yan sa ating eleksyon,” he added.
“Nangangahulugan na ito pong machines na ating ishi-ship out, na atin na pong ide-deliver, nakapasa na po ‘yan s alahat ng klase ng tests, and therefore, handa na po, pupwede na pong magamit natin yan sa ating eleksyon,” he added.
Garcia also said the machines that they are shipping out now are the principal machines.
Garcia also said the machines that they are shipping out now are the principal machines.
The Comelec has around 16,000 contingency machines that will be delivered to the same precincts, and can be used in case of problems with the principal machines.
The Comelec has around 16,000 contingency machines that will be delivered to the same precincts, and can be used in case of problems with the principal machines.
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