Sugbo's ACMs undergo the final testing and sealing phase.
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Alright, let's get straight to it. The elections are just around the corner, specifically midterm elections, and on May 6, 2025, Activated Counting Machines (ACMs) across all Local Government Units (LGUs) in Cebu Province, as per the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Cebu Provincial Office, apparently went through a check-up.
Atty. Michael Sarno, the Cebu Provincial Election Officer, announced on our local Cebu website that all ACMs were hunky-dory. The election gear, including official ballots and other necessary kits, will be handed over on the days leading up to the election, that is, May 12.
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The testing and final sealing of these machines took place on May 6 and 7 to ensure the ACMs were all good to go and the electoral board members were familiarized, ready for the D-day. They used about ten actual ballots for each machine, fed them into the ACMs to make sure everything was tickety-boo.
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Following that, the machines were stored safely until election day. Sarno reassured us that this was purely for testing purposes and wouldn't impact the official results.
In the city of Cebu, preparation for the ACMs commenced on May 6, 2025, with verification and securing the ACMs at Plaza Independencia, which was then transported to polling centers for final testing and sealing.
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Police Lieutenant Colonel Maria Theresa Mactangay, Deputy City Director for Operations at the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), confirmed that over 380 personnel would be taking care of the ACMs, batteries, ballot boxes, and other election paraphernalia.
Security was top-notch during the process of ACM handling, as these machines would be making their way to 73 polling centers in Cebu City, with the majority located in densely populated barangays. The CCPO would deploy at least four police personnel per polling center, but with some places housing a significant number of voters, more officers would be stationed there.
Mactangay emphasized that these measures were not a permanent arrangement and the police force would be standing down once the election concluded on May 12, 2025.
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Quite a hectic scene leading up to the election, huh? But that's what guarantees things run smoothly on election day!
- The upcoming midterm elections in 2025, scheduled for May 12, are causing a bustle in Cebu, as preparation for the Activated Counting Machines (ACMs) is well underway.
- Atty. Michael Sarno, the Cebu Provincial Election Officer, has assured the community that all ACMs have passed a check-up and will be handed over in the days leading up to the election.
- In Cebu City, police personnel are being mobilized to ensure the safety and proper handling of the ACMs, batteries, ballot boxes, and other election paraphernalia, with over 380 officers on duty.
- Despite the heavy security, Police Lieutenant Colonel Maria Theresa Mactangay reassures the public that this is only a temporary measure and the police force will stand down once the election concludes on May 12, 2025.
- Amidst the hustle and bustle of election preparations, it's important to remember that this level of planning and security is essential for a fair and transparent electoral process, a crucial component of our democratic politics.
