“We are 100 percent all set for May 9.”
Ito ang siniguro ng Commission on Elections (Comelec) nitong Huwebes ukol sa gaganaping halalan sa Mayo 9.
“We are all systems go. We are just waiting for the date of the elections. We have conducted final testing and sealing (FTS) and the problems we have already addressed,” dagdag ni Commissioner Marlon Casquejo sa isang press briefing.
Dagdag pa ni Casquejo na mayroon silang 1,100 contingency vote counting machines (VCMs) at nagtalaga na rin ng ilang mga repair hubs sa buong bansa kapag pumalpak ang mga Vote Counting Machines (VCMs) na kinakailangang ayusin o palitan.
“Regarding our VCMs, we have eight repair hubs. If there are defective machines in Mindanao, they don’t have to bring them to Sta. Rosa, Laguna since we have three repair hubs in Mindanao located in Davao City, Cagayan de Oro City and Zamboanga; Visayas, we have two repair hubs in Cebu and Tacloban; in Luzon we have Sta. Rosa, we have Region 1 and National Capital Region (NCR),” ani Casquejo.
Samantala, sinabi naman ni Commissioner George Garcia na magiging ‘historic’ ang darating na botohan.
“We have high expectations because of what we’ve seen in absentee voting. It’s going to be historic and a very memorable election. In a pandemic situation, we will elect a president,” aniya.
“We are actually expecting a high voter turnout on election day. We are asking for your patience on May 9, the queue will be longer because of the health protocols. We hope that the number of voters will increase as the voting time will also be longer,” dagdag pa niya.
