Aside from PPCRV, NAMFREL, on January 25,
2013 the Commission on Elections accredited One Vote
Movement as additional Comelec Citizens’ Arm.
Resolution SPP No. 12-204 provides that the
following are the duties and responsibilities of One Vote in coordination and cooperation
with the other duly accredited- citizens' arm and subject to the limitations as
may be provided by the Commission:
1.
It
may conduct poll watching in various precincts;
2. It
may provide assistance to the voters on election day most especially to the
senior citizens, persons with disabilities, pregnant women; detainees,
indigenous peoples and
other
members of the vulnerable sectors; and,
3. It may assist the Commission in voters'
information and education drives in every municipality, city and provinces most
especially in far-flung areas and to sectors which experience inaccessibility
in getting information from the Commission.
In coordination and cooperation with the
duly accredited citizens' arm and subject to such conditions as this Commission
may impose, the Commission undertakes the following:
1. Furnish One Vote Movement the electronic
copies of the following (i) the computerized
Voter's List; and (ii) Project of Precincts for the
effective discharge of its responsibility.
2. Allow
One Vote Movement to witness the examination and testing of the equipment or device
to be used in the voting and counting on the day of the electoral exercise
before voting starts as provided by Section 10 of RA 8436, as amended by
Section 12 of RA 9369.
3. Authorize
One Vote Movement to undertake a widespread stakeholder education and training
program to educate the public and fully inform the electorate about the automated
election system provided that the modules to be used in these undertakings should
first be approved by the Education and Information Department (EID) .of this Commission.
4. Provide
a copy of the following to One Vote Movement: (i) permanent list of voters per precinct
in each city and/or municipality consisting of all registered voters residing within
the territorial jurisdiction of every precinct indicated by the precinct maps;
(ii) the
national
central file under the custody of the Commission consisting of third copies of
all
approved
voter registration records; (iii) list of deactivated, reactivated and/or
cancelled
voters.
The ONE VOTE MOVEMENT as citizens' arm is
hereby GRANTED, subject to the following conditions:
1. That it shall be subject to the direct
and immediate control and supervision and shall comply with all the lawful
orders of the Commission in the performance of its specific functions and
activities provided by law, and such other functions;
2.
That
it is not supporting any candidate, political party, organization, or coalition
of political parties;
3. That
it shall strictly remain non-partisan and impartial during the registration and
election periods.
4. That
it is not supported by or under the influence of any foreign government or any
of its agencies or instrumentalities, or from any foreigner, whether natural or
juridical person;
5. That
it shall not solicit or receive, directly or indirectly, any contribution or
aid of whatever form or nature from' any foreign government, or any of its
agencies or instrumentalities, or from any foreigner, whether natural or
juridical persons; .
6. That
it does not seek to achieve its objectives, goals or programs through violence
or other unlawful means, nor aim to propagate any ideology opposed to the
principles of a republican and democratic government;
7. That
it undertakes to police its ranks and prevent infiltration by persons or group
of persons who may, directly or indirectly, destroy its character of
nonpartisanship and impartiality;
8. That
it shall submit to the Commission a list of its responsible officials and other
officers
constituting
its boards and there shall be no changes therein without the approval of the
Commission;
9. That
it shall make available to the Commission its personnel, facilities, equipment,
papers and effects and coordinate its activity with other accredited citizens'
arm of the Commission;
10.That
it shall submit a written report of its activities/operations and its
observation of the
May
13, 2013 elections within one (l) month after said elections;
11. That
the Commission may delegate other duties and responsibilities as it may deem necessary;
and,
12.That this accreditation shall be deemed
automatically revoked in case it violates any of the conditions herein set
forth.
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The Commission on
Elections (COMELEC) in a resolution, granted accreditation to the Parish
Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) as citizens’ arm of the
Commission in connection with the May 13, 2013 National and Local Elections.
In Resolution SPP No.
12-197, the COMELEC said the PPCRV has “established its track record as one of
the Commission’s staunch allies in ensuring clean, orderly, peaceful and honest
elections.”
“The Commission
recognizes PPCRV as one of the organizations which has established its
membership and structure all over the Philippines and has demonstrated its
capacity to promote public interest,” it said.
As a result of its
accreditation, the PPCRV, has the following duties:
·
To conduct poll
watching in various precincts
·
To provide assistance
to the voters on election day most especially to the senior citizens; persons
with disabilities; pregnant women; detainees; indigenous peoples and other
members of the vulnerable sectors
·
To assist the
Commission in voters’ information and education drives in every municipality,
city and provinces most especially in far-flung areas and to sectors which
experience inaccessibility in getting information from the Commission.
On the other hand, the
COMELEC is duty-bound to furnish the PPCRV with the electronic copies of the
Computerized Voters List and the Project of Precincts for the effective
discharge of its responsibility. The Fourth (4th) copy of the
Election Returns printed by the PCOS Machine prior to transmission for the
conduct of an unofficial count shall also be furnished to the PPCRV.
In its Petition for
Accreditation, the PPCRV stated that it has a “mass based constituency composed
of individuals of voting age and registered voters, with operating chapters
based in the various parishes in provinces, cities and municipalities
throughout the country, which carry out all orders, instructions and/or
directives promulgated by the PPCRV’s National Executive Board (NEB). The
Council’s membership has grown in number as shown in the 2010 Automated National
and Local Elections where 657,000 PPCRV members and volunteers from 3,333
parishes nationwide participated in poll watching and election related
activities.”
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