Quirmit,Ma.Jaqueline A.AB-Pol. SciReaction Paper #7

Comelec Faces PCOS Dilemmas

By: Philippine Daily Inquirer/August 5, 2015

I. Summary

--------The Commission on Elections (Comelec) faces the challenge of how to deal with modern campaign methods and media that are not covered by practically obsolete election laws. This challenges lead to dilemma to refurbish the Optical Scan (PCOS) or shelve them as the said machine continue to its unnecessary functions.--------In a press conference on Tuesday, Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said the commission was deliberating on the ‘choice between continuing with refurbishment or not continuing with refurbishment’. --------He added that the other option, should the comelec decide not to use the PCOS machines, is to lease some 70,000 optical mark reader (OMR) machines at a cost of P 6.29 billion.

II. Reaction/Opinion

-------Comelec is one of the three constitutional commissions of the Philippines. Its principal role is to enforce all laws and regulations relative to the conduct of elections, initiatives, referendums, and recall elections.-------We all know that elections happened every three years, we all noted that in our calendar, it is more predictable than any typhoon coming or any earthquake that will happened, let me get this straight. My point is there so many days before the said election but the comelec former chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. Let that days passed without preparing the PCOS machines sitting idle in the bodega. Now the poll body is under time pressure to acquire pronto 94,000 new PCOS machines just to stay on schedule.-------Now the new chairman, Andres Bautista was doomed by this problem left by Brillantes. How we supposed to conduct elections if we let this problem hanging on air, government should not agree and signed the resignation letter of Brillantes at a very first knowing that he have some task to do. Now the whole country not only Comelec is under time pressure to acquire the given schedule. Then, they will said, ‘Vote Wisely’ how you supposed to vote wisely if there’s no voting machine.

Quirmit,Ma.Jaqueline A.AB-Pol. SciReaction Paper #8

By: Philippine Daily Inquirer/August 5, 2015

III. Summary

--------The Commission on Elections (Comelec) faces the challenge of how to deal with modern campaign methods and media that are not covered by practically obsolete election laws. This challenges lead to dilemma to refurbish the Optical Scan (PCOS) or shelve them as the said machine continue to its unnecessary functions.--------In a press conference on Tuesday, Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said the commission was deliberating on the ‘choice between continuing with refurbishment or not continuing with refurbishment’. --------He added that the other option, should the comelec decide not to use the PCOS machines, is to lease some 70,000 optical mark reader (OMR) machines at a cost of P 6.29 billion.

IV. Reaction/Opinion

-------Comelec is one of the three constitutional commissions of the Philippines. Its principal role is to enforce all laws and regulations relative to the conduct of elections, initiatives, referendums, and recall elections.-------We all know that elections happened every three years, we all noted that in our calendar, it is more predictable than any typhoon coming or any earthquake that will happened, let me get this straight. My point is there so many days before the said election but the comelec former chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. Let that days passed without preparing the PCOS machines sitting idle in the bodega. Now the poll body is under time pressure to acquire pronto 94,000 new PCOS machines just to stay on schedule.

-------Now the new chairman, Andres Bautista was doomed by this problem left by Brillantes. How we supposed to conduct elections if we let this problem hanging on air, government should not agree and signed the resignation letter of Brillantes at a very first knowing that he have some task to do. Now the whole country not only Comelec is under time pressure to acquire the given schedule. Then, they will said, ‘Vote Wisely’ how you supposed to vote wisely if there’s no voting machine