Rappler's latest stories on automated election system
Comelec vows voters' data breach won't happen again
Commission on Elections Executive Director Jose Tolentino Jr says the poll body's website is more secure now, being hosted by the Department of Information and Communications Technology
‘Not enough proof’ yet in server logs to show 2016 poll fraud
IT experts push for more transparency and explanations from Comelec and Smartmatic to address cheating allegations in the automated elections
Should Comelec buy vote-counting machines or lease them first?
The joint congressional oversight committee will tackle the poll body's recent decision to purchase from Smartmatic the machines used in 2016, for the 2019 elections
All aboard #PHVote in a sea of data
Huge volumes of data fuel a seemingly 'never-ending' coverage of Philippine elections
Filipino groups present automated poll systems, ideas in tech fair
It s high time that we have a Filipino system in place for a Filipino election says the alternate chairman of the Comelec Advisory Council
Comelec reviewing 6 tech options for 2019 elections
Among their options are refurbishing the PCOS machines used in 2013 purchasing the VCMs leased in 2016 renting new machines or using a new system
SC denies appeal vs Brillantes over ‘spying’
The Supreme Court says there is no evidence that ex poll chief Sixto Brillantes Jr among others ‘collected information through unlawful means for an unlawful purpose’
PPCRV ends 'quick count' of 2016 polls
But the election watchdog says its manual encoding and verification of election returns is still ongoing
All votes in: Lessons from 2013 poll transmission woes
The Comelec aims to have all votes accounted for – in the hotly contested 2016 elections and the country’s 3rd automated polls
Comelec to face new Supreme Court case
Mas masaya Comelec Commissioner Christian Lim says in jest as watchdogs prepare to file a new case against the poll body over digital signatures
7 ideas for Comelec: How to make the 2016 polls credible
Poll watchdogs suggest some measures the Comelec may still take less than 2 months before the May 9 elections to make the exercise credible
VIEWS: It is absolutely wrong to disable the vote receipts
Glenn Chong of the election watchdog AESWatch says: In automated elections the ballots are secretly read and counted inside the machine The hidden nature of automated vote counting negates transparency
Comelec defends decision vs voting receipts
Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista says losing candidates might use the voting receipts as manufactured evidence of cheating
Smartmatic: Rejected ballots 'no cause for alarm'
Technology provider Smartmatic says the ballots used in the tests are not the same final ballots to be used on election day
Candidates hit Comelec over system glitches
We should not allow sinister parties to manipulate the elections the camp of Vice President Jejomar Binay says
Comelec unsure if it can hold Smartmatic accountable
Downplaying delays due to system problems Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista says ‘I still have 88 days my friend We still have time’
Comelec admits more problems in voting system
Vote counting machines reject 1 2 of ballot papers but the elections chief says the Comelec has no problems only challenges
Comelec deposits election system software in BSP vault
Two more source codes – for the vote counting machines and the canvassing servers – will be deposited in escrow by the Comelec in a highly secured vault in BSP on February 9
Twin SC petitions threaten automated elections
A poll watchdog says the simultaneous bidding the Comelec is doing to ensure automated elections in 2016 finds no support in law and is contrary to public policy
How does the PH automated election system work?
At the core of the automated election system is the election management system which sets up the automation of the polls and manages election related data
Smartmatic contract, SC justices inhibit, Pacquiao’s tactics | The wRap
The Supreme Court nullifies the Smartmatic contract Three SC justices inhibit in Junjun Binay’s case Two factors that will be key to Pacquiao’s victory
Smartmatic asks SC to dismiss blacklist petitions against it
The Citizens for Clean and Credible Elections meanwhile seeks the deportation of Smartmatic s Cesar Flores for his questionable conduct and demeanor
Poll watchdog asks SC to stop Comelec-Smartmatic deal
Comelec has signed the contract with Smartmatic for the diagnostics and repair of 82 000 vote counting machines before AES Watch could file a motion with the Supreme Court
Catholic schools urged to lend IT skills to Comelec
Bishops also warn the poll body against bias toward any service provider in the Philippines automated elections
High Court wants answers on Comelec's intel fund
The Automated Election System AES Watch has alleged that election officials were spying on them for being critics of the technology used in the 2013 polls
NCR, 8 key cities disprove '60-30-10'
The totals reflect the alleged ratio but individual city results mirror variations that challenge notions of a fixed cheating pattern
60-30-10? Regional votes don't support it
Individual votes of candidates as well as aggregate votes for each slate vary from region to region But when results converge at national average they reflect the sentiment of the country favoring Team PNoy
Ex-poll exec blames Brillantes for mess
The 2013 polls was both messy and costly claims Augusto Lagman Comelec could have done better if it heeded his suggestions he says
Brillantes: Replace PCOS machines for 2016 polls
The Philippines can manufacture its own automated election system by 2016 says the poll chief
Watchdog to UN: Stop Comelec's use of PCOS
A poll watchdog files a petition vs Comelec before the UN Poll chief Sixto Brillantes Jr calls it a publicity stunt
Ex-VP, watchdog to bring Comelec to UN
Backed by former Vice President Teofisto Guingona an election watchdog will complain vs Comelec before UN
FAQs: Why worry about PCOS code?
Local groups can t review the PCOS source code Should voters worry about it?
Finally, deal opens PCOS to scrutiny
To ensure transparency Filipino groups may soon scrutinize PCOS machines after a crucial deal
Group to ask SC to nullify Smartmatic contract
A civil society group said the Comelec Smartmatic contract defies an earlier recommendation against it by the Comelec Advisory Council
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