COMELEC TIMELINE

10 October 2017The Commission on Elections gave the House Committee on Electoral Reforms led by its chairman Rep. Sherwin Tugna (Party-list, CIBAC) a briefing on its timeline in conducting the 2019 national and local elections, detailing the accomplishments of the commission so far and a breakdown of upcoming activities in preparation for the next elections. Commissioner Luie Tito F. Guia disclosed there is no decision yet as to what technology will be used but noted that the Comelec will announce it by November this year. Others who attended the hearing were members of the Comelec Advisory Council led by Under Secretary Eliseo Rio, Jr. of the Department of Information and Communications Technology. Deputy Speakers Fredenil “Fred” Castro (2nd District, Capiz) and Gwendolyn F. Garcia (3rd District, Cebu) were active participants of the meeting. FG/GE