Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 07:12:34 +0000
Buhay Rep. Lito Atienza has agreed with President Duterte to replace VCMs provider Smartmatic in time for the next elections.
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Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:35:52 +0000
President Duterte reiterated on Thursday his call for the Comelec to get rid of technology provider Smartmatic.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2019 10:53:37 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — Venezuelan-based firm Smartmatic should “not only be disqualified but perpetually banned” as the provider of the vote counting machines (VCMs) for the next automated elections, Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate of the Bayan Muna party-list group said on Saturday. “Instead of further indulging this anomaly of a corporation, the ‘Smartmatic virus’ should be […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2019 05:09:42 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — The camp of former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Saturday said it “fully supports” the call of President
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Read moreCredit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 31 May 2019 21:36:23 +0000
Several lawmakers and poll watchdogs on Friday welcomed President Duterte’s call for the Comelec to ditch the Smartmatic voting system.
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Read moreCredit to Author: acerojano| Date: Fri, 31 May 2019 08:17:05 +0000
Malacañang said Friday that the May 13 midterm election was credible despite President Rodrigo Duterte’s remarks that he wanted the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to stop using Smartmatic.
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Read moreCredit to Author: RALPH VILLANUEVA| Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 23:26:25 +0000
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has asked the Commission on Elections to do away with Smartmatic, the provider of the country’s vote counting machines (VCMs) for the past nine years. Duterte’s statement…READ
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Read moreCredit to Author: jvicente| Date: Fri, 31 May 2019 02:54:25 +0000
The Comelec said it will study President Rodrigo Duterte’s call to replace the country’s VCM provider Smartmatic.
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Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 13:44:57 +0000
President Duterte on Thursday told the Comelec to “dispose” Smartmatic, the provider of VCMs for the Philippines’ automated polls.
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Read moreCredit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 23:26:31 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) offered on Tuesday an explanation for the glitches in the transparency server and vote counting machines (VCMs), which one senator said could fuel doubts about the results of midterm polls that shut out the opposition. Election Commissioner Marlon Casquejo said the unofficial count was delayed after the […]
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