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The refurbishment of the vote counting machines (VCMs) that will be used in the May 2022 polls is almost done. Comelec/MB On Thursday, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Spokesperson James Jimenez reported that they've alresdy refurbished 99.6 percent of the VCMs. "That's 96,981 but we do have a...

The budget for the lease of 10,000 additional units of vote counting machines (VCMs) to be used for the May 2022 polls has been increased. Comelec/MB From P600,503,500, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has set the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to P864,024,067. "The Commission intends...

Lawmakers in both chambers of Congress supported the grant of an additional fund of at least ₱8 billion for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to purchase more vote-counting machines (VCMs) and augment its manpower for the May, 2022 elections. (Comelec/MANILA BULLETIN) During the meeting...

It is the hope of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) that the May 2022 polls will be the last time that the country will use the old vote counting machines (VCMs). Comelec/MB "Hopefully, this will be the last time we will use the VCMs because it is a nine-year old machine by 2025, although we...

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is thinking of acquiring additional ballot boxes for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB Comelec Commissioner Antonio Kho explained that many ballot boxes remain unavailable due to the pendency of several poll protests. "We still have protest cases so the ballots...