Kalibo, Aklan –Eager voters for the May 14, 2007 elections need not panic or get angry if they fail to find their names in the list of voters posted at polling precincts.
They need not even go the the provincial or municipal office of the COMELEC to complain that their names are missing or they do not know where to look for their precincts - all they have to do is text the COMELEC.
At a press conference called by the Provincial COMELEC Office here, Acting Provincial Election Supervisor Lorena Tumbagahan sought the help of the local media to help disseminate this latest information from the COMELEC.
According to Tumbagahan, if a person wants to know his precinct number, all he has to do is to text COMELECTXT (space) PRECINCT (space) first name/middle name/ last name/bday-mmddyy and the COMELEC will respond with the voter’s precinct number.
Tumbagahan also said that if a vigilant voter has something to report, he can also text the COMELEC using the same process but instead of PRECINCT, he will text REPORT and then his message.
A person can also access addiditional services about “comELECTxt” by texting COMELECTXT (space) HELP. All the text messages should be sent to 2898 for Globe, Smart and Sun Cellular Subscribers.
Tumbagahan was joined in the press conference by Atty. Renault Macarambon who was recently assigned to COMELEC-Aklan.
According to Atty. Macarambon, he will be serving as the Chairman of the Provincial Board of Canvassers with Atty. Montalid Patnubay, Jr., 1st Asst. Provincial Prosecutor as Vice Chairman and Dr. Victorina Laroza, Schools Division Superintendent as member.
For this May 2007 elections, some 3,990 teachers and government employees, composing the Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs) will serve in 1,330 grouped and clustered precincts throughout the province.
Tumbagahan said these teachers and employees, who would get a maximum of P3,000.00 per diem for rendering election duties, can avail a half of this amount once they get the election paraphernalia from their respective municipal treasurers’ office. They will also get P300.00 transportation expenses, according to Tumbagahan.
For its part, the Department of Education has announced the readiness of the public school teachers in rendering their poll duties.
According to DepEd Undersectary Francis Sunga said the DepEd and the COMELEC had conducted trainings for some 464,000 public school teachers, principals, supervisors and DepEd lawyers and administrative officers in connection with their role in the conduct of the polls next week.
Besides the P3,000.00 per diem and P300.00 transportation allowance, Sunga said a P5-milllion fund to cover medical expenses or death claims in the amount of P200,000.00 has been set up for BEIs who will serve in the elections. (PIA/Venus G. Villanueva)
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