Tag Archive for ‘pcos machines’
Making the most of Smartmatic’s poll automation technology
An 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 elections without necessarily owning the vote-counting machines.
Suspicious look at Smartmatic’s congratulatory gestures could put RP in a bad light
Michael 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 Philippines to congratulate Filipinos for successfully holding the country’s first automated elections. With Smartmatic hoping to sell the Philippine government about 76,000 PCOS machines “for the fire-sale price of P2 billion,” Mr. Hamlin describes, the backdrop is set for reading more from the words addressed to president-elect Noynoy Aquino that he had quoted from the undeniably candid Mendoza.
Smartmatic, Comelec Demos PCOS System; Lawmakers Satisfied
Comelec 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 test on data transmission. The test went smoothly, leading House committee on Suffrage and Electoral [...]
Poll Automation Updates
The Commission on Elections has reported that at least 54 percent of the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines has been delivered to various regional hubs. This translates to close to 42,000 units. More than 35,000 of these units have been delivered to Visayas and Mindanao while more than 6,500 to Luzon. The law specifies [...]
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