Bakla sa 2010 - The Elections Coverage

The 2010 Elections is just right around the corner! This election may be one of the most, if not the most, controversial elections in the history of the Philippines. Will you remain indifferent and leave it all to blaming the politicians, or will you do your part in making the 2010 Elections clean, honest, accurate, meaningful and peaceful?

If you chose the latter but do not know how you can be of help, then today is your lucky day! If you have not registered yet, or are not sure about your registration status, visit Bakla sa 2010: The Philippine Elections Coverage for more information.

I am personally inviting everyone to join the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting as a volunteer! Simply visit the PPCRV website or the PPCRV MyVote Facebook Page for details.

(The PPCRV, in cooperation with Namfrel and the ABS-CBN News Channel, yesterday held the Talakayan Forum at Plaza Miranda where six possible presidential candidates – former President Joseph Erap Estrada, Senator Loren Legarda, Senator Richard Gordon, Senator Chiz Escudero, Senator Mar Roxas, and Pampanga Governor Ed Panlilio – answered questions from the different marginalized sectors of our society. Watch out for replays on ANC and on GNN.)

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New voters and/or "New" regostrants (those whose records with the Comelec are already non-existent) MAY download the Application Form for Registration (4 files) here below:

• Copy for the Election Officer front 
• Copy for the Election Officer back (make sure this is printed back-to-back with the front copy)
  
• Copy for the Provincial File
• Copy for the Central File 

All four (4) files MUST be downloaded and the front and back copies for the Election Officer must be printed back-to-back. Also, DO NOT sign and affix your thumbmarks at home. The signature and thumbmarks must be affixed in front of the COMELEC officer.

All the other forms are available for viewing online, but they are not valid for application (you must acquire the actual forms from the Office of the Election Officer (OEO) office in your distric/municipality or from satellite (i.e. special registration in schools, colleges and barangays).

So what are you waiting for? Tara na!  Register na!





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I previously wrote about my experience in processing my application for registration. Mine and my father's were actually Transfer of Registration Records from another city/municipality. My mom's name couldn't be found in the database so she was asked to process an application for registration (new voter).


In case you are a new voter (has never registered to vote, or the records are already missing from the records - check here), here are the Procedures for Filing of Applications for Registration:

Procedure for filing of applications for registration.

1. The applicant shall personally appear before the EO, state his name and exact address, specifying the house number, name of street, area, district, purok or sitio, and barangay where he resides, or a brief description of his residence, and present any of the following current identification documents that bears applicant’s photograph and signature:
   
   
   1. Employee’s identification card (ID) with the signature of the employer or authorized representative;
      
      
   2. Postal ID;
      
      
   3. Student’s ID or library card, signed by the school authority;
      
      
   4. Senior Citizen’s ID;
      
      
   5. Driver’s license;
      
      
   6. NBI/PNP clearance;
      
      
   7. Passport;
      
      
   8. SSS/GSIS ID;
      
      
   9. Integrated Bar of the Philippine (IBP) ID;
      
      
   10. License issued by the Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC); and
       
       
   11. Any other valid ID.
   In the absence of any of the abovementioned identification documents, the applicant may be identified under oath by any registered voter of the precinct, or by any of his relatives within the fourth civil degree of consanguinity or affinity who are registered voters of the same city/municipality.
   Community Tax Certificates (cedula) or certifications/identification cards issued by barangay officials shall not be honored as valid identification documents.
   If the identity of the applicant cannot be established by any of the aforementioned methods, he shall not be issued an application form. In case of downloaded application forms, the same shall not be accepted.
   
2. The EO shall then verify from the National List of Registered Voters (NLRV) if the applicant’s name is found therein. If the applicant is found to be registered in the same city/municipality he shall be advised that he need not apply for registration. If he is found to be registered voter in another city/municipality, he shall be advised to apply for transfer for registration pursuant to Section 10 hereof.
   
   
3. If the applicant’s name is not included in the NLRV, the EO shall, using the barangay precinct map, verify whether or not the address given by the applicant is located within the territorial boundary of any of the precincts within the jurisdiction of the district/city/municipality. If the applicant is not a resident, the EO shall advise the applicant to proceed to the OEO of the district/city/municipality where he resides.
   If the applicant resides within the territorial jurisdiction of the district/city/municipality, the EO shall:
   
   1. Inform the applicant of the qualifications and disqualifications for registration;
      
      
   2. Determine the precinct where the applicant belongs by referring to the barangay precinct map. The applicant shall be assigned temporarily to the mother precinct comprising his residence. The precinct assignment shall be finalized after the approval of the application. Daughter precinct(s) shall be created to accommodate approved applicants in excess of the 200-voter per precinct limit.
      
      In case of boundary dispute, the EO shall maintain the status quo.
      
      
   3. Indicate the precinct assignment of the applicant at the upper right-hand portion of the application form; and
      
      
   4. Issue the prescribed application form in three (3) copies.
      
      
4. Upon receipt of the application forms, the applicant shall personally accomplish the same separately in his own handwriting and submit the accomplished application forms to the EO. TITLES SUCH AS REVEREND, DATU, ATTORNEY, SULTAN, DOCTOR, HADJI, ENGINEER, BAI AND OTHERS SHALL NOT BE ALLOWED.
   
   
5. If the applicant has a downloaded and duly-accomplished application form, it shall be signed and thumbmarked in the presence of the EO.
   
   
6. After ensuring that the application form has been filled up correctly, completely and legibly, the EO shall write the Application Form Number. The Application Form Number shall consist of four parts. The first two (2) digit represents the province code, the second two (2) digit represents the city/municipal code, the third two (2) digit represents the Data Capture Machine (DCM) Number, and the last seven (7) digit represents the control code starting after the last code number assigned.
   
   
7. The EO shall return the application form to the applicant and direct the applicant to proceed to the DCM Operator for data capturing.
   
   The application form of an applicant who refuses to submit himself for the live capture of his biometrics data shall not be accepted and deemed not filed.
   
   
8. The DCM Operator shall proceed to capture the complete biometrics data of the applicant, affix his initial below the space provided for the EO’s signature in Part 2 of the application form and direct the latter to go back to the EO.
   
   
9. The EO shall:

1. Administer the oath;
   
   The application form of an applicant who refuses to take the oath shall not be accepted and deemed not filed.
   
   
2. Affix his signature in the appropriate space on the forms;
   
   
3. Retain the three (3) copies; and
   
   
4. Cut the bottom portion of the application form (copy for EO) and give it to the applicant to serve as Acknowledgment Receipt and proof of fact of filing of his application.

Source: Comelec


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Are you a registered voter but cannot vote in the 2010 elections because you are in a different city (within the Philippines)? You can still vote!  How? Simply process an Application for Transfer of Registration Records from another district, city or municipality. This is what I did last Monday, and boy was it easy! Read my experience here or read the official Comelec procedures below:

Procedure for filing of application for transfer of registration records from another district/city/municipality. –

1. Any registered voter who has transferred residence to another district/city/municipality, at least six (6) months before the May 10, 2010 Synchronized National and Local Elections, may apply for transfer of his registration records with the Office of the EO of his new residence by personally accomplishing both sides, in three (3) copies, the prescribed application form hereto attached as Annex “C” (CEF-1B – Application for Transfer/Application for Transfer with Reactivation).
   
   
2. The EO shall then verify from the NLRV if the applicant’s name is included in said list and whether the status of his registration record is active or deactivated.
   
   For this purpose, the Information Technology Department (ITD) shall provide all EOs with the updated soft copy of the NLRV after each ERB hearing.
   
   
3. If Applicant’s Name is included in the NLRV -
   
   The EO shall give the applicant three (3) copies of the prescribed Application for Transfer/Application for Transfer with Reactivation. The applicant shall thereafter accomplish both sides of the application form separately in three (3) copies in his own handwriting and submit the same to the EO, who shall ensure that the application form has been filled up correctly, completely and legibly.
   
   It is important that the EO shall check the box corresponding to the appropriate type of transfer. In the assignment of precinct number and Application Form Number, the EO shall follow the procedure provided in Sec. 7 hereof.
   
   
4. If applicant’s name is not included in the NLRV
   
   The EO shall advise the applicant that he may, if he so desires, file an application for registration. The EO shall thereafter issue the prescribed application form (CEF-1A – Application for Registration) to the applicant who shall accomplish said form in accordance with Section 7 hereof. In addition, the EO shall issue to the applicant a Certification (sample form attached as Annex “D”) stating that applicant intended to apply for transfer but he was instead advised to apply for original registration.
   
   
5. Thereafter, the EO shall direct the applicant to proceed to the DCM Operator for the capturing of his biometrics data. The DCM Operator shall affix his initial below the space provided for the EO’s signature in Part 2 of the application form.
   
   
6. The EO shall retain the three (3) copies, cut the bottom portion of the application form (copy for EO) and give it to the applicant to serve as Acknowledgment Receipt and proof of fact of filing his application.
   
   In support of the application for transfer, the applicant may submit a certified copy of his current Voter Registration Record (VRR) or Voter ’s Identification Card generated under the Voters Validation System (VVS), on or before the scheduled ERB hearing.
   
   
7. The application for transfer of registration records to another district/city/municipality shall be subjected to the requirements of notice, hearing and action of the ERB. Within a period of three (3) days from approval of the application for transfer, the EO of voter’s new residence shall, by registered mail or any other fastest means, give notice to the EO of the applicant’s former residence of such approval.
   
   After receiving the notice, the EO of the applicant’s former residence shall delete the name of the approved voter-transferee in the voters’ list, remove his voter registration record from the precinct book of voters and send said record to the EO of the applicant’s new residence. The actions taken by the EO of the former residence shall not require an ERB approval.

 
 Source: Comelec




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If you have been a registered voter for the Philippine Elections before 2009, you can find your precinct or verify if your name registration is still active, already inactive, or no longer in the records of the Commision on Elections; all you need to do is have the following information handy: 

1. First Name
   
2. Middle Name
3. Last Name
4. Month of Birth
5. Day of Birth
6. Year of Birth

You can check your status or find your precinct online at Comelec's Website (click here to go to Find Your Precinct page).



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Here are the qualifications for registration.  Who may register?


Section   6.   Who may register. – Any Filipino citizen who is:

1. At least eighteen (18) years of age;
   
   
2. A resident of the Philippines for at least one (1) year and in the place wherein he proposes to vote for at least six (6) months on or before the day of the election; and
   
   
3. Not otherwise disqualified by law.

Any person, who has not yet reached the required voting age or period of residence on the day of registration but will possess the same on or before the day of election (May 10, 2010 National and Local Elections) may register as a voter. The applications for this group of persons shall be filed not earlier than May 12, 2009.

Section   7. Who are disqualified to register. -  The following are disqualified from registering as a voter:

1. Any person who has been sentenced by final judgment to suffer imprisonment of not less than one (1) year, such disability not having been removed by plenary pardon or amnesty;
   
   
2. Any person who has been adjudged by final judgment of a competent court or tribunal of having committed any crime involving disloyalty to the duly constituted government, such as rebellion, sedition, violation of the firearms laws, or any crime against national security; and
   
   
3. Insane or incompetent persons as declared by competent authority unless subsequently declared by proper authority that such person is no longer insane or incompetent.

Any person disqualified to register under paragraphs (a) and (b) above shall automatically reacquire the right to vote upon expiration of five (5) years after service of sentence.

Source: Comelec Website


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