The Commission on Elections (Comelec) hailed the decision of the Supreme Court ruling on poll automation. The SC has junked the petition filed by the Concerned Citizens Movement (CCM) for the nullification of the P7.2-billion project to automate the May 2010 elections.
Comelec Chairman Jose Melo said that with the ruling of the High Court, the poll body will continue implementing the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines that will be used in next year’s polls. The machines will be supplied by the consortium of Total Information Management Corp. (TIM)-Smartmatic, which was declared the winning bidder last July 10 by the Comelec. (PIA)
