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MANILA, Philippines — The Division of Science and Know-how (DOST) will certify vote-counting machines (VCMs) and guarantee their correct operation forward of the 2025 polls, Fee on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia stated on Tuesday.
The DOST certification shall be carried out in November or December, alongside the worldwide certification that shall be finished overseas.
In response to Garcia, that is the “first time” {that a} parallel testing shall be finished by DOST alongside an inner certification.
“Para malaman natin kung talaga bang ‘yong {hardware} o kung kaya nila yung software program,” he stated on the sidelines of the inspection of ballot-printing machines on the Nationwide Printing Workplace.
(So that we’ll know if they will deal with the {hardware} or software program.)
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Garcia beforehand stated that Comelec requested the Technical Analysis Committee if DOST may conduct the VCM certification.
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Part 11 of Republic Act No. 9369, or the Election Automation Regulation of 2007, states that the Technical Analysis Committee shall certify by way of a selected worldwide certifying physique that the automated election system “is working correctly, securely, and precisely.”
The Technical Analysis Committee consists of Comelec, DOST, and the Division of Data and Communications Know-how.
“Truly, ang chairman ng Technical Analysis Committee ay DOST consultant at due to this fact sila ay gagawa ng TOR (Phrases of Reference) upang alamin ano ang pamamaraan, ano ang prosesong gagawin para sa pagko-conduct ng testing ng DOST,” Garcia stated.
(Truly, the chairman of the Technical Analysis Committee is the DOST consultant and due to this fact, they are going to make the TOR to know what processes they are going to do throughout testing.)
The ballot physique chief additionally stated that the certification will increase their confidence within the effectiveness of the VCMs.
“Pinagkakatiwala po namin sa DOST. Maganda po ‘yong could ganun, sapagkat kung mayroon ka nang worldwide certification at mayroon ka pang DOST certification, kahit man lang software program, no less than po kahit paano ‘yong kumpyansa ay tataas at afterward, kakayanin na nga ng DOST na mag-conduct ng testing, hindi lang sa software program kung hindi sa {hardware} ng mga makina,” Garcia defined.
(We entrust this to the DOST. It’s good that now we have a global certification and we even have a DOST certification. Even simply the software program, no less than our confidence will enhance and afterward, the DOST can take a look at the software program and the {hardware} of the machines.)
The Comelec chairman additionally stated that they may transfer to amend the legislation for DOST to conduct the only real certification of VCMs.
“Kung kaya pala ng DOST na mag-test bakit kakailanganin pa tayong magkaroon ng worldwide certification? Kapag ganun, puwede kaming mag-move na ipa-amend ang ating batas at pumayag na DOST na lang ang magte-test ng mga makina na susunod na gagamitin sa ating bansa,” he defined.
(If DOST can take a look at it, why can we nonetheless want worldwide certification? If that’s the case, we are able to transfer to amend the legislation and agree that solely DOST will take a look at the machines that shall be used within the nation.)
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