The Commission on Elections said Sunday it is expecting the initial batch of around 20,000 units of automated counting machines that will be used in the 2025 national and local elections to arrive in the Philippines by August.
The Commission on Elections said Sunday it is expecting the initial batch of around 20,000 units of automated counting machines that will be used in the 2025 national and local elections to arrive in the Philippines by August.Interviewed on Super Radyo dzBB, Comelec Chairman George Garcia said that they are now in “full speed” with the preparations for the next elections, with the manufacturing of the counting machines by South Korean firm Miru Systems also starting two weeks ago.
Five months after that, or in October 2025, the poll body is set to conduct the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections.In March, Comelec and Miru signed the P17.99-billion contract for the procurement of a new automated election system for the 2025 elections. The contract covered around 110,000 machines and peripherals including ballot boxes, laptops, and other printing requirements for the polls.
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