EDUCATORS’ RAGE
Teachers from various schools in Davao City picket outside the Commission on Elections-XI office Thursday demanding for a public apology from lawyer Aimee Ferolino-Ampoloquio following her statement that Board of…
Final testing, sealing of PCOS successful — Comelec-Sto. Tomas
By MART D. SAMBALUD
Davao Today
Esther Sison, Election Officer III of Comelec-Sto. Tomas, said there was no reported hardware problem on ballot-counting machines and no PCOS machines have malfunctioned.
Teachers to Comelec official: “We’re not stupid, we demand public apology!”
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today
“Sa dugay nang panahon, walay pagduhaduha ang mga magtutudlo nga mohatag sa ilang tinuoray nga serbisyo aron lang gyud mogawas ang tinuod nga resulta sa eleksyon. Maong sakit kaayo paminawon nga tawagon mi’g istupido ug limtanon.” -- Elenito Escalante, president of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers of the Philippines Davao Region Union
A Board of Election Inspector in one of the clustered precincts in Davao City’s Cesario Villa Abrille Elementary School tests the PCOS machine during the Final Testing and Sealing Monday. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)
Teachers grapple with technical glitches in PCOS final testing
By DAVAO TODAY POOLED REPORT
“We regret that the poor outcome of the FTS would reflect the outcome of the actual polls, which could lead to election failure.” -- Aya Ragrario, University of the Philippines professor and convener of Kontra Daya
TROUBLESHOOT
A PCOS (precinct count optical scanner) technician assists Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs) insert the CF card to the machine. BEIs in one of the clustered precincts in Davao City’s…