The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) will be training the teachers who will be serving in the country’s first-ever automated elections in May 2010. The training will be from January to April next year.
At least one teacher serving in a voting precinct next year should be knowledgeable on Information Technology, even as the COMELEC is aiming to train 2 teachers on IT per precinct in case the one assigned will be unable to serve on the day of the elections due to sickness or other reasons.
From 250,000 precincts utilized during the last political exercise in 2007 nationwide, the figure will be trimmed to 80,000 for next year’s elections. The voting time for the upcoming election will be extended beyond 3:00 pm unlike in the past elections.
Teachers will be getting P1,000.00 for a day of service, based on latest pronouncements by the COMELEC Central, foreseeing an easier and faster voting process. (PIA)