Are you satisfied with the process for the first automated Philippine elections?

Question

As Filipinos troop to the first automated Philippine elections, how would you assess the process for voting? What was your experience like?

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Answer 1

It is very slow. It took me 3 hours to reach the BEI table and able to cast my vote. However it is very early to assess the process of voting. What is important is that the ballot boxes snatching, Election Returns switching, is now totally impossible. Vote buying is the most possible the politician can do to cheat.

The delivery of vote counts, the result who win the election, how the comelec will declared the winner as early as possible, so that this election fever will slow down, and the people (voters) could be calm down as early as possible.

And hoping the average would be generally peaceful & honest election.

That is the most important to me.

God bless the Philippines.

Answer 2

Yes. The voting process is slow. But all new systems undergo this slow transition.



As an IT student, I was very enthusiastic to cast my vote. The automation is supposed to make the whole process faster. And it indeed made it faster. In a few hours, we are on our way towards knowing the new leaders of our country.



But why do the people keep on blaming this new technology for all the voting difficulties. I'd like to quote a good friend. "The human factor can never be removed from a system, so one must always consider that fact. Humans are the ones operating and using the machinery after all." I strongly agree.



I am not saying that I know more, maybe I am just "better informed". COMELEC may have failed to educate the people well enough, but educating ourselves is another duty that we should have fulfilled.

Answer 3

I have no negative comments with the voting and counting process. I was lucky enough to have voted in a precinct where the PCOS machine worked well. Though, as with many precincts in the rest of the country, I did experience waiting for 2 hrs, and witnessed people having trouble finding their names in the list and some fights over the process of verification. I think this is what COMELEC should really look into in future elections. The 'List' has been a constant problem during elections. And as for PCOS machines, maybe they should try considering a Load Test. Some machines bogged down after 300 ballots, or even just 10 ballots. what's up with that?

Answer 4

On the matter of the voting itself, it was much simpler, because all that was required was to shade. However, I cannot say the same for the entire process. We spent five hours waiting in line before we actually got to vote. This was because they clustered several precincts into one big precinct. It saved space, but it also made everything much more complicated and longer.



The process should not have been rushed. The machines should have been tested long ago, not a week or even a month before the elections. The process should have undergone rigorous thinking and rethinking to prevent situations like these from happening.When it takes half the day to vote, it's not really encouraging for Filipinos to even go out and vote at all. There's no incentive for that.

Answer 5

Hmm, hard to say but overall i am astonished at the speed of the tallying, it's less than a week and it looks like we've got clear winners already. What I am quite disappointed about is the voting process, the PCOS machine, as we all know, doesn't really accept the ballot 100 percent of the time, sometimes it just coughs it up then next thing you know is you've tried three more times and your ballot is not counted anymore. Also, there is very poor testing of the PCOS machines, in my opinion, Smartmatic overlooked some factors like weather, geography of the precinct that led to a number of PCOS machines malfunctioning. Well, all i can say is that the automation of the COUNTING was successful but the VOTING process itself still needs improvement, especially on the PCOS machines and the voter's education. Sadly, i did not have the chance to vote but i accompanied my friends to the precinct and it went quite well.

Answer 6

Satisfied yes.



It was exciting. It was a feeling of "like a virgin". Everyone was keen and curious. The Commission themselves were on their toes while "teethering" their teeth. The teachers in-charge unsure yet. The PPCRV were most vigilant and helpful. The poll watchers alert.



I waited almost four hours before the PCOS said Congratulations to me. It felt good when your long ballot went into the slot, then nervous when the screen said verifying.. the ballot was scanned.. and felt even better when it said my votes were counted.



Television coverage were on the rampage. showcasing what seems to be technology from the future. One station did gloomy reporting; telling doom poll scenarios. While the other tried to maintain balance in its stories and coverage. While some others were more ""governmental."



In the end it was successful and relatively peaceful.



Votes flooded to canvassing stations that even before the struck of Midnight, local political aspirants already learned their fate. Fast enough for the winners to rejoice and for the losers to think of vacation and plan out better strategies for the next elections.



We've messed, yeah. but we made it through. The whole process made everyone believed in the electoral process could be free from fraud. The feared electronic Garci could have been lurking in the corner waiting for timing but couldn't find way. Loser!



Congrats Philippines for staging a clean fully automated elections. We are again first in the World.

Answer 7

It took A LOT of patience to fall in line and vote (I waited for 4 hours) but I am proud and happy that we are doing this automated elections. I was done shading and putting my ballot in the PCOS machine in 2 mins. It's really just the long line and the hours of waiting that's a pain but it was all worth it. Plus, it's impressive that we will know who will win within 24 hours from the time the voting stopped. Hopefully next elections the issue about people queueing at the polling precints will be resolved. We need more PCOS machines so the number of people in one cluster/precinct will be lesser. All in all, I'm satisfied even with the long lines and the whole drama of enduring the hot summer sun. It was one great day for my country and I'm proud.

Answer 8

Basing from the news (I didn't vote I'm still seventeen), the elections wasn't a failure; but I think it was full of glitches (the election paraphernalia that is)... most of the PCOS machines as well as CF cards in remote areas malfunctioned. (God! Some didn't even work (how dare the COMELEC SPOKESPERSON!) ...so voting in some precincts had to be cancelled!!!) And so people had to wait in the scorching heat of the sun, and because of this, some even backed out and sacrificed their right to vote... making the election a non-national dynamism...





But the very best thing about the AUTOMATED ELECTIONS would probably be the immediate results... didn't event took a week or so! *hooray*



...and not much fraud (because of the presence of the media, advanced technology and the volunteers).



Isn't that the nicest thing???

Answer 9

It has its advantage. Automated electoral process will lessen cheating in the polls. Likewise, it will hasten the counting of results that in the previous took almost a week to get the final count. Then there is less concern for ballots to be hijacked considering that these cannot be stolen from voting precincts There could be some disadvantage like the equipment breaking down on the day of the election. Or, do we have sufficient technologists or technicians to man or monitor the equipment and subsequent counting of ballots. But I think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages of using electronic election paraphernalia.

Answer 10

Well, for me its quite ok! knowing that our voting system status quitely improve from manual to automation which good but very very risky since this would be the first automation and its expected that there are many problems occuring right now but regardless of what the problem is i can say that the comelec are doing job and I salute them for that but! there some things that they must put into consideration and need to to be done next election:



First go over and do the reclustering of precints,please reduce the number of voters in every cluster to avoid queque,you must give us voters the convience its very hard to fall in a long line absorbing the heat. It can be done by adding pcos machine..



I have so many more to say but I believe the comelec have seen major faults of this election i hope they can find a solution......

Answer 11

I was not satisfied with the process for the first automated Philippine elections mainly because I haven't experienced using the PCOS machine. It took me 3 1/2 hours to cast my vote only to have it stored in a black box cause the PCOS machine hasn't been working since the cluster I belonged to opened. Too bad back up hasn't arrived yet before 12 o'clock in the afternoon. I will wait for another 3 years to be able to try it out...

Answer 12

I live here in Bukidnon where you can find lots of Indigenous people. 2 out 10 voters are being rejected by the machine. Most of them don't know how to shade properly because there are not used to hold pen in there daily life. Some of them can't even read or write. There are only Ten (10) Machines in our Barangay and more or less 900 voters per Machine are waiting to be called because they have a Priority Number. I had a priority number and it is 284 when the time I finished voting it was already 11:50 a.m. and the last priority number is 900. Can't Imagine if they can finished voting at there target 6 pm.

Answer 13

I was satisfied with how the automated elections ran last monday. Errors with the process is unavoidable given that this was the first and not like the entire plan was drawn up to perfection, we must bear in mind that this electoral innovation was approved on such short notice (due in part to some bickering over its implementation last year). Moreover, I'm not just with the process itself, but with the factors that could threaten its security. Police report a drop of election-related violence by up to 200% making the past election generally peacful. Looking forward to a better electoral process come 2013. hands down to COMELEC.

Answer 14

Yes, I was generally satisfied with the country's first automated elections.



However, I noticed that it took me longer to undergo voting itself due to the long queue and new system put in place in the precinct where I vote. The election officials installed a priority numbering system, so I had to fall in line for that first. Then, when I had my number, I had to wait for my turn again for the actual voting. It was a lot faster in the past elections. I never had to fall in line before voting. (Later, I found out that the long queues were due to the clustering of precincts into one PCOS machine.) One election volunteer quipped, "Ang automated lamang po 'yong pagboto, pero 'yong pagpila, manual."



Nevertheless, it was all right for me to stay in that line for a long time. I was every bit willing to give automation a chance. And it is proving to be a good thing, with the speedy results and decreased reports of cheating at the polls. The Comelec hopefully takes note of what they call "birth pains" and improves on them come next election.

Answer 15

This was the worse. Inspite the fact that it is automated. The results are just the same. Actually, when you say automated, it should not require papers. What Im trying to imply that it should be paperless. Actually, as an IT expert, my suggestion is: hindi na dapat kinailangan pa ng PCOS machines and millions of ballot printouts. Everything should have been Online. We only need a computer with a Internet browser and an internet of course. Lahat ng botante, pwedeng bumoto anywhere, provided na meron silang security credentials. Pwede sila bumoto sa bahay na lng, sa internet shop or kahit sa precinct. Hidni na dapat nangyari ang congestions sa mga precinct. Hindi lang talaga nag-iisip ang ating Government. All they after is the money that they can get from that 8 Billion project.

Answer 16

My precinct is in San Fernando, Pampanga. I was dismayed at how slooooooooooow and unorganized the process is in this year's election turned out. That should be well compensated by a fast result, hopefully.



We came to the precinct around 9am, and i only successfully casted my vote past 3pm. With the heat and humid, and long queues, it was infuriating. Each precincts in the school where i casted my vote had different processes, one precinct gives out numbers and shout them during their turn. Another precinct just instructed people to queue, and the queue goes on and on under the blistering heat.



The actual filling up of the ballot and the scanning of the PCOS machine was fast, wouldn't take you 5-minutes if you have a ready list of candidates you want to vote. What seemed to be the bottleneck is the process of retrieving the voter's registration form (that's i think what it is), signing, and stamping your thumb mark, as you have to line-up on several queues. Also, our precinct seemed to wait for all people inside the room casting their votes to finish first, before they allow in the next set of people. So if there's one person taking their time thinking who'd they vote or just having a hard time shading circles, then everyone has to wait!



I'm just glad its over, and excited how the results will turn out.

Answer 17

Pros:

1) It is automated



Cons:

1) I stood in line from 10am to 3:30pm

2) Some voters went home because the line was too long and moves too slowly





In my humble opinion,

1) COMELEC should not cluster 6 precincts together. Too many people for one PCOS machine.

2) IF clustering 6 precincts could not be avoided, why not let people vote in 2 adjacent class rooms for one PCOS machine or some other similar scheme. (I noticed, it took voters 5-7 minutes to fill up the ballot, while it took just a few seconds to feed the said ballot to the PCOS machine)



In short, yes we got High Tech machines, but we still use inefficient ways to get inside the respective voting precincts.

Answer 18

We were at our precinct at 9:30 AM. A number of people already crowded the entrance when we got there. After confirming our names in the list, which was posted at the guard post, we got our priority number at our precinct. Hence, there was no queue. However, it was only at 4:25 PM that i was able to cast my vote and i was 302nd. Hpw many voters are registered in each precinct? If there are 1 thousand each and i'm the 302nd, would even just a thousand of voters from these 7 precincts be able to vote before closing time? Do other precincts have the same experience? Based on my own experience, the process was far from satisfactory.

Answer 19

It's too early to say if it went well. The experience of going to vote in an automated elections is only part of it. Who's to say that things will or won't get screwed up during counting? I do have to say that in my many years of voting, I saw enormous lines at the polling center. I've never had to stand in line for so long to vote before. Does it mean the process is inefficient, slow, or there are just a dramatic increase in people who want to vote?



In any case, I'm perfectly willing to stand in line for a long time just as long as it ensures that automation on the counting end will be correct, accurate and tamper free. But as of now, at 11:45 in the morning, it's still too early to tell.

Answer 20

My experience was great. I knew from the online precinct finder where I was going to vote, and that I was an "active" voter in the Comelec's records, so there were no unpleasant surprises in store for me (like me not being on the voters' list, for example).



I went to the polling precinct at 5, and came out about 15 minutes later. The only fear I had was that I make a mistake with the shading that would cause my ballot to be invalid, but thankfully this did not happen. :D

Answer 21

Yes, I am satisfied with the process for the first automated Philippine elections.



Although I have to put up with a long slow moving line in a hot "holding/waiting" room. It took me about 2 hours to cast my votes. At least everybody was patient and cooperative.

Answer 22

Quite okay despite the long queue which could have been minimized if the BEIs were properly oriented on their appropriate responses to PCOS glitches (eg...voting should have continued despite PCOS machines breakdown since the primordial purpose of the machines are in counting the ballots and not during the casting of the votes. We should not totally place the blame on the COMELEC as our elected lawmakers are equally to blame for delaying the approval of the automated election process. So many brouhahas when in the end, they ultimately approved the process anyway. They could have given the COMELEC more time to prepare if not for the many useless debates and grandstanding speeches in the guise of protecting the sanctity of the ballot. Who are you kidding?

Answer 23

the automated election itself went pretty well if we are talking about when we are already inside the precinct casting our votes.. it would not take you more than 10 minutes to finish it specially if you have your list with you. The only frustrating part is the very long line outside and the unsystematic way of how the people will be able to get inside. There is no concrete system to accommodate everybody to vote.. It actually took me 6 long hours standing in line waiting for my turn.

Answer 24

The long lines could have been more tolerable if there was a forewarning about the clustering of precincts, and better assistance of support personnel.

Despite the occasional glitzes, the over-all exercise was one the nation should be thankful for. Now hopefully, the nation can move on.

But we can also hope the next elections will be much improved.

Answer 25

for the first "PArtial" Automated Elections in thePhil, the voting took a little bit longer (1hour n 36 mins) becuase of the long que. we started lining up 4:30 PM which we think was very advantageous since the sun is already down we were number 80 of the people lininng up. although the line was long, processing was a bit faster compared to those (my bro) who have been there since 8AM and fininshed up 12 NN. Generally, it was a great exercise since by 9 PM, brgy precints have given their results. On our wishlist are additional number of PCOs per precint and only 500 voters to be clustered in one new precint. Congrats COMELEC...

Answer 26

Our precinct is way too slow, can you imagine standing in line for 8 hours? I went to vote at 11:00 AM but i was able to vote at 7:00PM already, and the BEI ( teacher in charge is so rude) during the day the process is good, no chaos. But at 7:00 PM one of the teachers said that all the remaining voters should get in side the precinct. There must have been about more than a hundred voters inside the precinct, then they got irritated because all the people are inside and there is chaos.( Hello she said all the voters should get inside). Then she said all your numbers should be put in the box... whoever failed to put the number in the box cannot vote! Of course we all put the numbers in the box...then after we have to stop for a while wait in line a little longer because they need to organize the numbers accordingly.... how stupid in that? Then they asked us to wait outside then we can come inside when our number is called. ( Just the same earlier... the only difference is that they have to call our name.Then some of the voters said that they should remain the process they did before that because its more organize, then the teachers said that we need to listen to them because they are in-charge...we are just voters and they don't care if we report them or something...she did raise her voice... and i think its kinda rude.... its frustrating, they acted so unprofessional.... she said " mga wala moy batasan" ( you don't have manners) after i vote there are maybe 150 more people waited to call their names to vote and it is 7:20PM already i still like the old ways, you know if every election is like this then maybe its better the old ways...where in i don't have to wait for 8 hours.... I do hope my vote counts though i just don't trust this machine stuff, somebody can hack the results then our long waiting hours will be wasted. Hope my vote counts.

Answer 27

From my experience today, the voting process this time around seems to have no big change. It's a matter of how fast and accurate the results will be. As this is the first time we have tried this process, I personally was expecting some challenges. I believe the volunteers were able to face the challenge head on with no doubts in their heart.

Answer 28

I was in line about 10 am and managed to vote at about 3 PM. Imagine that?! the heat, the crowd. The big problem was the big population per room. During the last election, 1 cluster is composed of about 3-4 precints, now, it ballooned to 7-10! another probelem was the lack of practice and inefficient handling of some BEI and volunteers. COMELEC - try to polish it. PCOS rules!!!

Answer 29

As I have observed in our area, a town near Batangas City, people is thirst for change.

With this new system of voting, they are expecting that it will be easier for them to vote but it did not happen that way. It took us five to six hours waiting in line before reaching the election officers. Some of the people (even not disable, not pregnant or seniors) try to get ahead with others and did not wait in line. We only have two available PCOS machine and the other suddenly stop and the ballot did not feed in. I salute those people that even in the heat of summer sun still wait for their turn and did not leave to eat their lunch until they reach their voting post.



The government should at least have tested this system at barangay election just to know what other consequences of this automated election will make so that we can correct it before proceeding to national elections.



But I still believe in this election. I am hoping that the ONE who will win will be the one who will help us to achieve the CHANGE for a better system we need.

Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!

Answer 30

As of 10am out of 3 PCOS machines in our barangay (Binubusan, Lian, Batangas) only 4 invalid votes have been cast, everything seems to be in order because more local politicians are sweating it out than ever before which is a good sign that no cheating has occurred. Unfortunately as of 10am scores of people have been flocking towards their homes from exhaustion and frustration due to the long lines in the voting precincts ... a definite problem the government should look into in the next election ... but in my assessment its definite that more votes are being cast and counted than ever before because of the low probability of cheating unlike before when it was still manual counting of votes.

Answer 31

Yes I'm little satisfied and found it easy to vote,only if there were enough volunteers to accomodate voters , maybe on our next election it will be more systematic. also I think watchers should be given a better place in the voting area, they were so many that they crowded inside the small room. I hope more machines will be provided to precincts and technicians should also be present in each voting area for immediate response next time. Voters should be cool and patient this is just opur first time.

Answer 32

The automation was OK. It took me around only 5 mins to finish my turn. however, prior to that, the long wait in a stagnant queue was like eternity.. the system followed by the BEIs in the precint where I casted my vote was very inefficient. They should have been smart enough to adjust the procedure to speed up the election process.

Answer 33

I got stuck in the precint the whole day and ended up not able to vote because I need to work. I don't blame the machine, it's just that they don't have a specific process yet. I envied the precint right beside where I should have voted because it was fast and hassle-free. It's because the teachers there do have a process on how to handle and serve the voters.

Answer 34

Yes! I am very satisfied with the first automated Philippine elections. took me a total of 25 minutes from finding my name to voting candidates.

Answer 35

not very much satisfied,but a good start for the new automated machine experience.after more or less 3 hours of waiting, it's only more or less 3 minutes of the voting process. maybe next time, it will be better if advanced and actual orientation will be done especially in precincts with thousand of voters listed.

Answer 36

I'm from Antipolo Rizal, and in our precint, senior citizens have their own line and are allowed to vote immediately.

As for ordinary voters like me, we were given numbers. Those who have higher numbers decided to go home and come back later while the holder of the cards with lower numbers remained thus there were no long lines.

But the wait was still 2-3 hrs. Then you get to vote for 5 minutes. And it's over!

Satisfaction rating? I'd give it a three because of the long wait.

Answer 37

No, because the lines are really long. One room is assigned to accommodate 5 precincts that is why its crowded and the lines are long. There are precincts located on the 2nd floor which is not "senior-friendly" so many of the senior citizens are discouraged to vote. It obviously shows that we are not ready for this. Some major European countries are still doing the manual elections, why is there a need to hurry to automate it?

Answer 38

Yes. It was a bit slow but it went well.



I think news broadcasts should show a balance of precincts where there were issues and precincts where the process went well. In my precinct, the lines were long but moving. The PICOS machine went fine.



ABSCBN and GMA should be responsible enough to report these things so as not to create paranoia among the people. I have faith in this elections. I have faith in automation. We have to progress.

Answer 39

My experience is forgettable, if I would not return to my precinct now at 8:20pm, I could be disenfranchised. Why? Because of unbearable long queues, I got home to eat. They said I could not return after 7pm, so be it! But I think I have the right to vote. This experience I think is the result of the BEI's and the COMELEC's inefficiency. It should have been easier if there are few voters in a precinct, but if there are many, queues could be uncontrollable just like what happened in our precinct.

Answer 40

the voting itself was simpler than before. it's easier to shade the oval than correctly spell names. HOWEVER, it was the disorganization between volunteers and election officials that made queuing up to vote such a pain. i had to pass through 3 different lines in a span of 3 hours before actually voting. i appreciate all the volunteers and election officials for trying to manage the situation in such a way where they see everything, but they failed to realize that voters were inconvenienced. it only took me less than 20 minutes to queue up and vote during the past 3 elections... it was such a very unpleasant experience to vote this time around.



principles were thrown out the window as anyone who followed some sort of line for their cluster were outwitted by people who cut through the lines. it also didn't help to see CANDIDATES and CELEBRITIES jump from the back of the 3rd line all the way to getting their ballots at the front of the 1st line. i feel sorry for everyone that was disenfranchised and can't vote, and even sorrier to those who were dismayed waiting for hours and decided not to vote because of the inconvenience.

Answer 41

Yup, so far so good. It took us less than 40 minutes, falling in line, verifying precinct numbers, comelec registration, voting and feeding it to the picos machine, thumbmark and finally the indelible ink on the right index finger. My aunt and mom, both senior citizens took less than 15 minutes, as there;s a special lane for seniors. Kudos to the teachers and volunteers of nicanor garcia elementary school makati for a job well done. Raised my hope in achieving our vision for a clean, honest and reliable election.

Answer 42

It's a good thing that we have an automated election this year....but the process is not as good as expected....long lines, some names are missing, some PCOS machines are not working and so on...

Answer 43

YES, VERY MUCH! Ours went very smoothly. I decided to cast my vote at 2PM and there were no lines at all. For those who waited a little longer than before, just think of the great advantage of the automated election, such as less, or no cheating at all, and the incredibly fast results. All it takes on their part is a little sacrifice.

Answer 44

Well satisfied because Senator Aquino topped the presidency amidst the publicity of the other candidates via campaign materials and mediums. This clearly showed that the Filipino people did made use of their thoughts in choosing the right leader.

Answer 45

It took me an hour for me to cast my vote using the computerize machine. It could have been much faster if the Comelec didnt integrate several precincts into one room or provided a much bigger voting room to accommodate more voters inside the voting room. A lot of time were wasted just waiting in line for those voters already inside the voting room to finish casting their votes.

Answer 46

i would say a BIG yes if the officials involved (COMELEC AND THEIR COUNTER(feit)PARTS) were broad visioned to convey the real score of this so called automated machines TO EVERY FILIPINO.We all know that computer literate voters are much less,and since they pushed it hard to get this contract with (Moneymatic)Marsmatic,they should gave a considerable time span to everyone to get acquianted and test the credibility of these PCOS(Probable Cause of Subvert(weakening peoples trust) ) machines .This is a big question to every filipino whether; is it for the interest of the whole nation to have a credible and honest election that they purchased these machines or THEIRS? .. Well,we all know that entering to this contract means a MAMMOTH AMOUNT.....! The good thing is, We still stand and go for the righteous.

Answer 47

I'm not satisfied. They could have increased the voting space per clustered precinct. The PCOS machine wasn't the bottleneck. It was the limited # of voters allowed in the room at any one time. For our precinct, they only had space for 10 voters at a time.

Answer 48

that's true, the process is bit slow. one has to wait for at least one hour and a half or beyond just to cast vote. well, this is our first time. i hope that for the next automated elections, more PCOS machines will be used.

Answer 49

As my first time voting here in diplahan, zamboanga sibugay. it went pretty well for the precinct where my name is assigned, on the other precincts however, was utter chaos, those annoying watchers of lakas cmd just ruined order. although i'm a just a concerned citizen, too much interference kinda makes it harder for voters like us. well i did vote already, 5 stars to comelec for the new system. practice makes perfect, and a journey starts with a single step.

Answer 50

I ain't satisfied 'cause many PCOS machine had been repaired on the tym of the election...but somehow many people are already fighting 4 their ryt to see how the elction would go. Many Filipinos now are already fyting 4 their ryt. Some are not blind, they already fyt 4 what they want.

Answer 51

no, there should be proper instructions given to voters.. because it caused a lot of delay on the part of the voters some have not voted due to long hours of waiting....make it systematic next time when it comes to serving the voters,

though it is still new in our election process i hope that there be an improvement next time

Answer 52

From here in the People Power Volunteer Center so far the inputs have not been good. mostly talking of the Problems amongst the PCOS machines and the apparent disfranchising thats happening

Answer 53

Im frustrated with the process this year.



For me, manual processing were better because there were no lines compared to 2 hours to 3 hour lines today. Its hot, its crowded, lotsa robbers, and a lot of voters are being turned down not to mention the citizens who voted but was disqualified.



COMELEC rushed the picos machines. Testing was done up to the last minute. It should be organized a year before election day. It is a very important day, its too irresponsible for them to deliver only few months before election and test it few weeks before. Untrained people even slows the process down.



Was there since 7am with number 67. I didnt vote till 2 hours afterwards. How much more the other 1000 voters?

Answer 54

partly yes and partly no..yes because im fortunate for being so early awhile ago...the queue was not that long....no because its jampacked. "clusters" is not advisable.i hope next election, the government will buy more PCOS machines to avoid overcrowding in schools. this is the first time i really fall in line during election day. bottom line...job well done.but the result is still doubtful. maybe because politics here in the philippines is really dirty. its hard to trust anymore.

Answer 55

yes im very much satisfied. it only took me 5 minutes of my time from entering the polling station to finishing my votes. i guess this is a start of a new clean elections in our country. i just hope that when it comes to the transmission of the votes to the file server that there will be no interruption or hacking or interception of the data while it is being transfered.

Answer 56

I cast my vote in MCES Miagao,Iloilo.It will take you 3-4 hrs on the line before going inside the polling place.Automation is good but the disadvantage is,poll candidates will be more aggressive in buying votes.8 winning councilors here in Miagao (2 of them are involve in Catholic church), bought voters. What a shame!

Answer 57

yes. But putting 4-6 precincts for every 1 pcos machine was not good for the voters.

Answer 58

partly satisfied, as a senior citizen i was given the right not to fall in line but perhaps it should sit well with our system if the number of ballots entered in the machine are being monitored by every voter to at least get the feeling of assurance that his/her vote were counted/ validated instead of the congratulatory message.

Answer 59

on my experience very disappointed ako sa botohan ngayon 2010!!!! yes, automated tayo mejo mabilis siguro ang pag count ng comelec but on the process nkakainis lang na isispin mas matagal kang makaboto ngayon kesa dati i-compare last election sandali lang ako nkaboto la hustle for about 10 mins. tapos na kong bumoto but now, kaloka i've waited for almost 4-5 hours.. from 6:30am to almost 10:30am,sana lang next time dammihan na nnila ang pag produce ng mga PCOS, para di maantala ang lahat marami pong hindi naka boto at umuwi na lang dahil sa sobrang tagal ng paghhihintay, at papasok pa sa mga trabaho..i hope this will serve as WAKE UP CALL, for those comelec people, pki revise yung mga regulasyon nyu so that BILLIONs of money are not being WASTED!!! sna di masayang ang boto ng tao at walang mangyaring DAYAAN...godbless to all..

Answer 60

Yes i am satisfied with first automated elections,On the start we got delay on our polling place 21-A

but after 1 hr. delay because of PCOS machine stoppage .later on it goes smoothly

Answer 61

I am satisfied for the first automated election in the philippines.Its easy but theres so much hassles.First time glitches.

Answer 62

compared to the manual voting process, it took quite a longer time before i was able to cast my vote. we had to fall in line and wait for our turn, for about 15 minutes or so. i was a bit nervous because of the many reminders given in order for my ballot to be accepted by the machine, but in general the process was smooth, it took me about 5-7 minutes to finish my turn. The poll-watchers and volunteers were able to accommodate the senior citizens properly as well. until the time i casted my vote, the PCOS machine was in good condition and our voting site was peaceful and orderly, thanks to the volunteers and the policemen around.

Answer 63

Yes, I am satisfied. Easy to vote, but didn't really like to wait for almost 4 hours in line. So tiring, but feels good for first-time voter. Mabuhay!

Answer 64

the clustering of precints did not do good. my first time to vote in two hours due to disorderly conduct of those in-charge. i pity the senior citizens and the ladies caught in the crowd. and it's still el nino huh? very very hot indeed. a systematic clustering not randomized should be formulated by the election agency.

Answer 65

I can only speak from experience.



It went well for me. I voted in St. Ignatius, Quezon City where there were two PCOS machines for four precincts. Total registered voters of 1500.



If there is anything to learn from Barangay St. Ignatius it is that TWO PCOS MACHINES WORK WELL FOR 1500 PEOPLE. THAT'S 750 VOTERS FOR EVERY PCOS MACHINE.

Answer 66

yes i can satisfied in this first automated philippine election , i trust very wheel quick result and good for every one whose shaded and easy to select what is like...

Answer 67

YES! I'm satisfied. Contrary to ABS CBN and GMA report of PCOS malfunctions, our PCOS in Palawan are ALL FINE. Very quick to vote although very long wait perhaps due to clustering (PCOS shortage?) behemoth networks just report carelessly without concern to the image of our country.

Answer 68

Yes, it took me and my wife 30mins to cue, but only 5mins to vote. At last, we Filipinos have experienced a convenient way of casting our vote. Thank God!



However, the posting of the results remains to be seen.

Answer 69

NO NO NO, pcos machine was not in place when i vote.. All our ballots seem to be put to waste after we vote! and the line was really long., or should i say there is no real line., sabog sabog as in..

Answer 70

Yes, I am very satisfied with the whole voting process in our precinct.It was smooth sailing and the fact that its my first time for me to vote made it really memorable for me:).

Answer 71

Well as what I observed a lot of people in our place here in Cebu wasn't able to vote due to the long lines.

Answer 72

It was like Jesus Christ carrying the heavy cross under the scourging heat of the sun. Once inside the precinct you are burning and turn into ashes of heat due to lack of electric fans. Good news is no one died of heatstroke. Filipinos are champions with this kind of situation.

Answer 73

I didn't vote because of my age, but i think it did well... except you have to wait for at least an hour or so to vote, my brother told me that. The results came out quickly...^^

Answer 74

nope! automated lang ang counting, pero majority of d process ay manual pa rin at mas mrmi p work naming mga teachers. ky nxt election d n ko mgseserve. imagine kmi pa nagdala ng mga ballot box sa munisipyo! kahirap mghanap ng sasakyan lalu na superlaki ng balot box!

Answer 75

A bit. Comelec should've separated or prioritized senior citizens which I was glad in my precint they did that. Watchers seem to just watch, I dunno if they just merely like that or they should suppose to help or assist voters. Overall, ganun talaga 'pag first time... ang daming resistance, problema let's just support our government.



God Bless the Philippines!

Answer 76

yes. bec. its so very fast and very accurate in counting. and the only thing that went wrong is that the process of handling the voters. and the second wrong is that the technicians of the smartmatic machines.

Answer 77

I am very satisfied with the process. It was an unforgettable experience because I voted for NOYNOY AQUINO. GOD bless PILIPINAS!

Answer 78

kaya matagal pumili ang mga bomoto ,dahilsa maraming piliin nang tao ,kasi ang dami gusto maging poltica .daming partidos wala namang muwang muwang gustu guluhin ang election ..kung tatlo lang ang partido ,dimokratico ,republicano .independente .hindi mahirapan ang bomoto .wala kasing organize tayo mahilig tayu sa gayagaya putro maya ..

Answer 79

yes. the results are much accurate. flying voters are gone, less violence, the only problem is the process when you go to the designated precinct.

Answer 80

With this new system of voting, they are expecting that it will be easier for them to vote but it did not happen that way. It took us five to six hours waiting in line before reaching the election officers. Some of the people (even not disable, not pregnant or seniors) try to get ahead with others and did not wait in line. We only have two available PCOS machine and the other suddenly stop and the ballot did not feed in. I salute those people that even in the heat of summer sun still wait for their turn and did not leave to eat their lunch until they reach their voting post.

Answer 81

More Pcos machine and volunteers much better.

Answer 82

For counting sake... yes.



But for voting... systems and procedures need improvement......

Answer 83

NO, WE CAN DO BETTER.. more pcos machine more volunteer and a system then we could really get smthing..

Answer 84

ALL SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTED ARE NOT PERFECT IN THE FIRST USE. WHAT MATTER MOST IS WE HAVE SUCCEEDED IT DESPITE DIFFICULTIES BUT REALIZING AT THE END THAT WE ARE MOVING FORWARD! CONGRATULATIONS, PHILIPPINES!

Answer 85

YEZZZ!! a lot of machine got problem.. but still result come so fast... right?

Answer 86

definitely yes, though there is some error need to improve. but there is always next time to correct.

Answer 87

Super YES!!!! Sure kang walang DAYA..... Hanep!

Answer 88

yes.very much satisfied.kudos to the comelec team

Answer 89

Yes, it was fast and easy, no problems experienced.

Answer 90

very slow and some PCOS machines are not working well.

Answer 91

im not really satisfied with it.itd kind

Answer 92

THAT'S A GOOD START. NEVER BE AFRAID TO TRY SOMEHING NEW, ALWAYS WELCOME CHANGE AS IT IS CONSTANT AND ONLY CHANGE DOESN'T CHANGE.

Answer 93

Yes i am...

Answer 94

no no no no no

Answer 95

no hussle at all..