BY JUSTIN DOLFO
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Above are the candidates for the President's position for the 2022 Elections (see photo on the right).
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) kicked off the local source code review of the automated election system (AES) on Monday, October 4, at the Diamond Hotel in Manila. The source code is considered the “master blueprint” of the vote-counting machines that will be used in the May 9, 2022, elections. (READ: How does the PH automated election system work?) The review of the source code is mandated by Republic Act 8436, which authorized the Comelec to use an automated election system. It allows political parties or candidates and citizens’ arms to examine and test the machines that will be used during the elections to ensure that the system is working properly and accurately.
The software provider for the 2022 national elections remains to be Smartmatic, which secured a P402-million contract in May. The local source code review will consist of two parts: guided and unguided sessions. Guided sessions, wherein a developer will present and discuss the source code to participants, will take place from October 5 to November 30. Unguided sessions, wherein participants can review any part of the source code they would like to explore more, will take place from December 1 to March 31, 2022.
Below is the list of political parties running for 2022 Elections:
Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP)
Partido Para sa Demokratikong Reporma (Reporma)
National Unity Party (NUP)
Liberal Party of the Philippines (LP)
Unang Sigaw (Partido ng Pagbabago)Aksyon Demokratiko (Aksyon)
Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban)
Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL)
Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP
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