Here’s an interesting article that discusses the issue of prison voting in the United States. In the Philippines, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has recently appealed to allow prisoners who are not yet convicted to exercise their right to suffrage. This idea was welcomed by COMELEC Commissioner Rene V. Sarmiento who agreed with the bishops that these prisoners, though detained, still have the right to vote given that they are not yet sentenced by final judgment…….(read more)…
Archive for October, 2008
INVITATION TO APPLY FOR ELIGIBILITY AND TO BID
Republic of the Philippines
COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS
INVITATION TO APPLY FOR ELIGIBILITY AND TO BID
The Commission on Elections, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites suppliers/distributors to apply for eligibility and to bid for the hereunder project: ………. (read more)…
NOTICE – Bids and Award Committee (BAC)
N O T I C E
Bids and Award Committee (BAC)
The Public is hereby notified that due to two failed biddings, the Commission on Elections now resorts to Negotiated Procurement as allowed under Sec. 53, Art. XVI, R.A. 9184, relative its exigent requirements for the supply and delivery of Server and Data Capturing Machine (DCM) peripherals in connection with the Resumption of the System on Continuing Registration of Voters in non-ARMM areas nationwide.
Thus, pursuant to the mandate of Minute Resolution No. 08-1012 dated 30 September 2008, the Bids and Award Committee is now accepting quotations and/or proposal for the supply and delivery of aforesaid items. The Bidding documents are now available at the BAC, Secretariat, G/F Shipping Center Building, 707 A. Soriano Avenue, Intramuros, Manila, Contact No. (Tel. 527-08-24).
Delivery date:
Twenty (20) days upon acceptance of Purchase Order
Last day of submission of proposal and/or quotation:
24 October 2008 at 9:30 AM.
Opening of bids:
24 October 2008, 10:00AM at the COMELEC Session Hall, 7th floor, Palacio del Gobernador Building, Intramuros, Manila
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20 October 2008
MARIA LEA R. ALARKON
Member
Bids and Awards Committee
COMELEC RESOLUTION NO. 8507
IN THE MATTER OF AMENDING ITEMS 2.3 AND 2.5, SECTION 10 AND ADDING A NEW PROVISION IN PART II, OF COMELEC RESOLUTION NO. 8458, PROMULGATED ON 20 MAY 2008, ENTITLED “GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE RESUMPTION OF CONTINUING REGISTRATION/ CERTIFICATION OF QUALIFIED OVERSEAS ABSENTEE VOTERS FOR PURPOSES OF THE MAY 10, 2010 NATIONAL ELECTIONS AND SUBSEQUENT NATIONAL ELECTIONS THEREAFTER”
COMELEC RESOLUTION NO. 8511
IN THE MATTER OF DEPUTIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES, THE NATIONAL POLICE COMMISSION AND THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENSURING FREE, ORDERLY, HONEST, PEACEFUL AND CREDIBLE CONDUCT OF THE NOVEMBER 1, 2008 PLEBISCITES TO RATIFY THE CREATION OF THE FOLLOWING: (A) BARANGAY KANGUAN OUT OF BARANGAY POBLACION, MUNICIPALITY OF DATU PIANG, PURSUANT TO MUSLIM MINDANAO AUTONOMY ACT (MMAA) NO. 232; (B) BARANGAY TANGUAPO OUT OF BARANGAY DUMABALAS, MUNICIPALITY OF DATU PIANG, PURSUANT TO MMAA NO. 105; (C) BARANGAY LINTUKAN OUT OF BARANGAY MAGASLUNG, MUNICIPALITY OF DATU PIANG, PURSUANT TO MMAA NO. 233 AND (D) BARANGAYS DATU BAKAL AND DATU KILAY OUT OF BARANGAYS TAPIKAN AND LEPOK, MUNICIPALITY OF SHARIFF AGUAK, PURSUANT TO MMAA NO. 236, ALL IN THE PROVINCE OF MAGUINDANAO
