Resolution No. 9519 - ERB Hearing in ARMM reset to Nov 26 to 30

Republic of the Philippines

COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS

Manila

RESOLUTION No. 9519

In the Matter of the Recommendation of the Election and Barangay Affairs Department (EBAD) for the Suspension of the Election Registration Board (ERB) Hearing in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)

[Promulgated: September 13, 2012]

WHEREAS, the Commission En Banc received a Memorandum dated September 10, 2012 from Atty. Teofisto E. Elnas Jr., Director IV, Election and Barangay Affairs Department (EBAD) submitting his recommendation for the suspension of the Election and Registration Board (ERB) hearing scheduled on September 20 to 26, 2012 (Resolution No. 9515), in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), with Executive Director Atty. Jose M. Tolentino, Jr. favorably recommending its approval;

WHEREAS, the Memorandum of Director Teopisto E. Elnas, Jr., reads:

"This pertains to Resolution No. 9515, promulgated on August 10, 2012 which resets the ERB Hearing for the approval and disapproval of applications filed on July 9 to 19, 2012 General Registration in the ARMM provinces to September 20 to 26, 2012. 

The adjusted timeline was in anticipation of the maximized capacity of the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) server with the purported lease of additional server blades which unfortunately was halted.  Accordingly, the Commission should just make use of its available resources in order to complete the cleansing process and subject all applications for registration in the ARMM to AFIS prior to the ERB hearing. 

As of September 8, 2012 (6:45am), the Information Technology Department (ITD) reported that it has completed screening and investigation through the AFIS of only 610,397 records out of 1,567,409 registration records with 5,455 (8.43%) records with score 9999 (true hits) and 3,129 (0.51%) with score below 9999.  It is thus estimated that given the proximity of ERB hearing, while taking into consideration the period left for deletion, printing of the cleansed list of applicants and forwarding, the said lists to the respective Offices of Election Officers, the AFIS cleansing process may not be completed as initially scheduled. 

In view of the foregoing, the undersigned recommends that the ERB Hearing which was set of September 20 to 26, 2012 be reset in accordance with the following schedule:Respectfully submitted for consideration. 

Sgd.

ATTY. TEOPISTO E. ELNAS, JR."

NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the powers vested in it by the Constitution, Republic Act No. 8189 and other related election laws, the Commission on Elections RESOLVES, as it hereby RESOLVED, to ADOPT the foregoing recommendation to RESET the ERB hearing as follows:

Let the Election and Barangay Affairs Department (EBAD) implement this Resolution.  Further, the Education and Information Department (EID) shall cause the publication of this Resolution.

This Resolution shall take effect on the seventh (7th) day after its publication in two (2) daily newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines.

SO ORDERED.