(PNA file photo by Judy Flores Partlow) MANILA - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the possible replacement of more than 100,000 vote-counting machines (VCMs) used in the May 9 elections is doable but not because of accuracy issues. Comelec acting spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said Monday the VCMs must be replaced as they have already reached their full performance. "As stated by (former) Chair (Saidamen) Pangarungan and Commissioners (Marlon) Casquejo and (George) Garcia, the current VCMs have reached their maximum service life," Laudiangco said in a statement. "The replacement, if ever it will proceed, was not brought about by any accuracy issue." Pangarungan, Garcia, and Commissioner Aimee Torrefranca-Neri were bypassed by the Commission on Appointments due to lack of quorum and their terms ended June 30. They can still be re-appointed by the incoming administration. Comelec's Random Manual Audit, which ended on Sunday, showed a 99.96 percent accu
Commission on Elections Commissioner Socorro Inting is once again the poll body’s acting chairperson following the bypass of Saidamen Pangarungan’s confirmation with the congressional Commission on Appointments last week.
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House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez said outgoing President Duterte could choose to either not renew the ad interim appointments or reappoint the bypassed officials, including the chiefs of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), Civil Service Commission (CSC), and the Commission on Audit (COA)