(Repost of official statement by Smartmatic-TIM Spokesman Gene Gregorio)

We wish to inform the public that  8,000  PCOS machines have arrived  at the International Container Port on  Sunday January 10  onboard vessel Yong Da 183E.

The latest batch of PCOS machines was released by the Bureau of Customs with dispatch and was immediately transported  this morning to the Smartmatic TIM warehouse in Cabuyao, Laguna.

Additionally, two more shipments of  2,400 and 8,000 units have arrived yesterday onboard vessels Horai Bridge S006  and Wan Hai 172 S018,  respectively.  They are currently being processed  and will be delivered to the warehouse  after release.

Another shipment of  4,800 units of  PCOS onboard vessel Yong Da 185E is expected to arrive in the next few days.

Regular deliveries will continue until  February 21, when all of the 82,200 PCOS machines  would have arrived in the country.

With regard to the other deliverables, we wish to inform the public that  Smartmatic TIM has already completed delivery of  the required number of the following items -- canvassing unit/slaptops (1,722);  Consolidation and Canvassing System (CCS) central server (1);  CCS Backup (1);  CCS server for KBP;  dominant majority and minority parties and accredited citizen’s arm (1);  printers for canvassing units (1,722); generator sets (1,722), modems for CCS (2,400);  Election Management System machine (1).

We would like  to reassure the public  that the preparations to fully automate  the May polls are proceeding well  --  the Filipino people  can finally look forward to choosing  their leaders in  a  transparent and credible  elections.