Latest news with #PPCRV
GMA Network
5 days ago
- Politics
- GMA Network
PPCRV logs 99.909% match rate in Eleksyon 2025 polls
A volunteer from the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) carefully scrutinizes an electronic receipt to compare a vote transmitted by the Commission on Elections on May 13, 2025, at the PPCRV Monitoring Center. DANNY PATA The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) said it recorded a 99.909% match between physical and transmitted election returns (ERs) for the 2025 Philippine elections. In a press briefing on Monday, PPCRV spokesperson Ana Singson noted that this is the highest match rate since 2010. PPCRV also logged three precincts that have discrepancies between physical and transmitted ERs, which yielded a 0.091% mismatch rate. 'These findings, along with the audit logs, will be sent to COMELEC for clarification and further explanation,' PPCRV's 2025 National and Local Elections Report read. 'I would like to note that this is notably low. It is our lowest, and as such, we got our highest match rate of 99.909% here in 2025,' Singson told reporters. This year, PPCRV scanned 61,482 physical ERs for its audit, which comprised votes from over 38.3 million voters, or 54.90% of the country's voting population. — BM, GMA Integrated News For more Eleksyon 2025 related content and updates, visit GMA News Online's Eleksyon 2025 microsite.
GMA Network
5 days ago
- Politics
- GMA Network
Comelec set to prep for 2028 presidential polls this year
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is eyeing to start preparations for the 2028 presidential elections this year, chairperson George Garcia said Monday. '2026 will become the research and development year. The preparation for an election should be two years. It should not be one year,' Garcia told reporters in an ambush interview. 'We will insist not only on our budget but also, with due respect, sa ating (with our) Executive (Branch) and Congress,' he added. Garcia added 2026 would be for the drafting of the terms of reference and contract for the suppliers of the 2028 elections. 'That's probably everything before the procurement. Pagdating ng procurement, maayso na maayos na. So, by early part of 2027, may early delivery of the machines, siguro yung first 100,' Garcia said. (That's probably everything before the procurement to ensure everything is in order. So, by early part of 2027, there will be early delivery of the machines, probably the first 100.) He added that this will give Comelec the time to test the machines and make some needed adjustments. Comelec is also looking into the recommendations of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV), which include bringing back the 25% shading threshold and using a stamping pen. However, Garcia said it cannot be implemented for the 2025 Bangsamoro Parliament elections. 'I fully agree (with the 25% shading threshold), but no, we cannot for the BARMM elections because the law provides this is a continuation of the national and local elections, so kung ano yung ginawa natin nung nakaraan yun din yug gagawin natin at least as far as the system, hardware, software are concerned,' Garcia said. (I fully agree with the 25% shading threshold, but no, we cannot implement it for the BARMM elections because the law provides this is a continuation of the national and local elections, so we still implement what we did last election at least as far as the system, hardware, software are concerned.) PPCRV earlier recommended bringing back the 25% shading threshold in the next polls, as it received reports of mismatches between the actual votes and the receipts from the automated counting machines (ACM). —RF, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
5 days ago
- Politics
- GMA Network
PPCRV suggests stamping pens to avoid ballot smudges in next polls
The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) on Monday proposed using stamping pens when casting votes to avoid smudges on ballots in the next Philippine elections. PPCRV spokesperson Ana Singson floated the idea during a press briefing, as the church-based watchdog logged 271 ballot-related incidents during the last May polls. Of these incidents, 114 are rejected ballots due to ink smudges and wet ink stains from the marker, causing dirty scanners and multiple machine stoppages. 'Perhaps we should review the quality control, what qualities were used, and what tests were used,' Singson said. 'Instead of using a marker, use a stamping pen. That stamp would be the exact same size as the oval, fully customized, so wala nang problema about the threshold,' she suggested. PPCRV earlier recommended bringing back the 25% shading threshold in the next polls, as it received reports of mismatches between the actual votes and the receipts from the automated counting machines (ACM). Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairperson George Garcia said the agency is looking into the smudging issue, along with other election-related concerns. He noted that the markers used for this year's election are water-based, unlike in the previous years, where they were oil-based. 'Ang problema pag oil-based (marker) dapat makapal ang papel. Pag water-based naman, hindi siya nagba-blot sa likod pero hindi agad madali matuyo,' Garcia said in an ambush interview. (The problem is that oil-based markers should be used on a thicker paper. If the marker is water-based, it cannot blot, but it's longer to dry.) He added Comelec is also looking into using 160-grams-per-square-meter-thick ballot papers once again for the next election, noting that 90 gsm paper was used in this year's polls. To garner more prospective suppliers for the 2028 elections, Garcia announced the Comelec will conduct a vendors fair in February 2026. —RF, GMA Integrated News
