Poll Automation: Handa Ka Na Ba?
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Vol. 5 No. 2 Opisyal na Publikasyon ng Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Pasig February 2010 Poll Automation: Handa ka na ba? Sa bisa ng Republic Act No. 9369 o Amended Automation Election Law isang fully computerized na eleksyon ang aasahan ng buong Pilipinas sa darating na Mayo 10, 2010. Noong nakaraang eleksyon (Mayo 2007) pa sana ipatutupad ang automated election ngunit ito’y ipinagpaliban ng Commission on Elections dahil sa kakulangan nila ng panahon para sa paghahanda. At ngayon ay handang handa na nga ba COMELEC para sa poll automation, ang nananatiling katanungan ay ang kahandaan ng masang Pilipino na boboto. Ang Precinct Counting Optical Scan o PCOS ang sistemang gagamitin ng COMELEC. Dito, kinakailangan lamang itiman ng botante ang bilog na katapat ng pangalan ng kandidato na nasa isang specially printed na balota. Pagkatapos, ang balota ay ipapasok sa isang PCOS machine o optical mark reader na siya ngayong magbibilang ng mga boto. Sa kabuuan, 82,200 PCOS machines ang gagamitin sa buong bansa at ito ay ipapakalat sa lahat ng presinto. Nauna ng dumating sa Pilipinas ang 40,000 na PCOS machines na nasa pangangalaga ngayon ng COMELEC. Patuloy pa rin naman ang pagdating ng iba pang PCOS machines sa bansa at inaasahang makukumpleto ito isang linggo bago ang February 21 na deadline-tatlng buwan bago tayo bumoto. Limang kagamitan ang gagamitin para sa Automated Elections. Ito ay 1) counting machine, 2) Data Storage, 3) Computer Set, 4) National Ballot at 5) Local Ballot. Mayroon ding Board of Election Inspector, na pawing mga guro, na binubuo ng tatlong miyembro na siyang magbabantay sa magaganap na botohan at bilangan sa presinto. Ang Smartmatic-TIM ay maglalaan ng mga generators sa bawat municipal na pagdadausan ng halalan. Ito ay upang maiwasan ang ilang aberya na maaaring mangyari sa araw ng eleksyon. Isa sa kalamangan ng bagong sistemang ito (PCOS) ay mapapadali ang bilangan ng boto at hindi na tatagal ng ilang buwan upang malaman kung sino’ng mga nanalo. Naniniwala ang COMELEC na sa pamamagitan ng PCOS Sundan sa pg 12... Bomb Threat Lunduyan Anti-Ignorance Epilogue see on page 02 see on page 03 see on page 10 see on page 11 02 BALITA Mula sa mga mag-aaral at PSSC beefs up ilang mga propesor na nagmalasakit camaraderie ay agad nila itong ipinagbigay alam in the sa DSA Directress na si Prof.Alicia Buñi. At upang hindi magkagulo University at mataranta ang mga mag-aaral at By Miriam Castillo mga propesor na walang ideya sa nagaganap ay mahinahon nilang The Pamantasan Supreme pinababa ang lahat ng mga tao sa Student Council (PSSC), together buong gusali at kalauna’y pinauwi with hundreds of PLPians celebrated rin agad. the Amity keeping The Pride Agad namang dumating ang Alive featuring two renowned bands in the century - Paraluman Pasig City Rescue, Bomb Squad Pasig Police Bomb Squad habang nangangalap ng impormasyon mula sa Admin Office na and Sandwich last September 11, sina Ms. Donna Alvarez at Prof. Henry Aspera. at ang SWAT upang magmanman 2009 at the PLP Covered Court. at mag-inspeksyon. Halos tatlong The main goal of the concert “PLP-Bomb Threat or Treat?” oras ding nagsiyasat ang mga ito which was sponsored by Mang Nina Bartolome Datuin at Christiel Del Rosario ngunit sa bandang huli’y wala Tomas I-bulsarap and Home NU rock Ika-11 ng Enero sa taong ipinadala sa mga mag-aaral na namang natagpuang bomba sa kahit is to achieve unity amongst students kasalukuyan ay nakatanggap ang nakatanggap. saang sulok ng gusali o paligid ng and promote camaraderie with each and every college. This concert also mga ilang mag-aaral at mga propesor “HOY KAUNG MGA TGA- Pamantasan. Hinihinala ng mga happened to be the first project of the ng isang text message mula sa PLP,HNTAY LNG KAU NG ILANG awtoridad na pawang pananakot numerong +639082466277 sa ganap PSSC batch‘09-10’. ORAS S2BOG ANG SKUL NYO! lamang ang natanggap na mensahe Right after the opening na ika 5:57 ng umaga. Ang nasabing HINAMON AKO NG MAYOR o di kaya nama’y pakana umano remarks of PSSC President Jasley text message ay naglalaman ng hindi Borlaza and Vice president Jamie kaaya-ayang mensahe at nagbabanta NYO!NGAYON PAPAKITA KO ng estudyante upang makaliban sa NA MT.TV SKUL NYO PARANG klase. Gayun pa man ay wala pa ring Grantoza, the night of entertainment tungkol sa pagpapasabog ng had begun. There were nine bands MAGUINDANAO!PATAY LAHAT natukoy na salarin sa pangyayari. Pamantasang kinabibilangan natin. who performed that night. Beside the Narito ang eksaktong mensaheng NG TEACHER AT MGA BATA”. court were three booths: one is the rd Pic-Apica Booth which sells delicious PLP: 3 Place muli sa PISCUAA Chess Competition and healthy snacks; the other two was ay nagpakita ng kanilang mga taktika for dancing and singing games. sa bawat laro. Sa kabuuan, nakakuha It was around 6pm when ng apat na panalo ang girls division the rain fell hard. The crowd did not na naging dahilan upang makuha nila mind the bad weather and did not stop ang pangatlong pwesto.Samantalang from banging their heads and getting nakuha naman ng Boys Division loud. Later part of the event was ang pang-apat na posisyon dahil sa the choosing of students who took pagkakaroon ng pitong panalo. the ramp and model their university Ang unang puwesto ay shirts for a mini-fashion show. There pumabor sa EARIST samantalang were also raffle draws and lots of ang pangalawang pwesto ay naiuwi ng PUP. games done. Winners received prizes Ayon kay Aprille M. Lozano courtesy of Mang Tomas. But the na presidente ng PLP Chess Team, ay most awaited part of all was when Mga miyembro ng PLP Chess Club kasama si Engr. Alberto Hobrero. taas noong ipinagmamalaki ng buong Paraluman and Sandwich went on (Picture taken during the Chess Club orientation.) grupo na nakapag-uwi muli sila ng stage performing their songs. The Nakuha ng PLP Chess team (Girls Philippines (PUP), Technological karangalan para sa ating unibersidad. audience was rocking their heads off Division) ang pangatlong puwesto University of the Philippines (TUP), Ang PLP Chess Team ay to the songs of the two hottest bands. sa PISCUAA Chess tournament na Asian Institute of Maritime Studies binubuo ng Girls Division na sila: The Amity ended past midnight. ginanap noong ika-3 ng Setyembre (AIMS), at Pamantasan ng Lungsod Ma. Katherine Agosto, Ma. Lorelyn The conflict regarding the Delfin, Jenelyn Leonor, Aprille 2009 sa Robinson Otis Manila. ng Pasig (PLP). overlapping of time between Amity Kinabibilangan ng ilang Nagsimula ang laro sa Lozano, Hazeline Sacho at Boys Division na sila: Glenn Balid, Jan and PISCUAA which was scheduled pampubliko at pampribadong ganap na ika 9:00 ng umaga, on the very same day was immediately Unibersidad dito sa Metro Manila ngunit nagkaroon muna ng isang Arno Cuanico, Ramil San Agustin Eduardo Tacsagan Jr. at John Robert fixed. According to the PSSC, PLP ang mga lumahok tulad ng: Eulogio pagpupulong ang bawat coach upang froshies and sophomores were Amang Rodriguez Institute of maibigay ang pamantayan ng laro. Velarde, sa pamumuno ng kanilang obliged to return to the Pamantasan Science and Technology (EARIST), Naging mahigpit ang bawat laban at coach na si Engr. Alberto Hobrero Polytechnic University of the ang lahat ng miyembro ng ating grupo Ni Marian Mae Regaspi at exactly 3:00pm. BALITA 03 Institutionalizing Campus Paper PLP Scribes Hold First Confab By Mark Orpiano “Makinig … sumulat … LUNDAYAN meets LUNDUYAN magmulat … maging modelo… LUNDAYAN ako!” By Marell V. Agbalog These were the yell heartened by all of the editors, writers, and newbies of LUNDAYAN as they set. The three Lundayan delegates bannered their theme, “Lundayan scattered themselves in the Paddling Forward”, on its first General Assembly held at Technical Working different lectures to maximize the Group Room, Dec. 22, 2009. distribution of knowledge. Here are The said assembly, started with the lectures they attended: Set 1- a doxology followed by the singing Teacher’s, Worker’s and Women’s of the national anthem. Then, an Situation; Set 2- Photojournalism, opening remark led by their adviser, Layouting and Opinion Wiriting; Set Prof. Mark Anthony Cruz. 3- Liberation Theology, Philippine “Ang pagsusulat ay kapatid Social Realities and Human Rights; ng pagbabasa. Wala kang karapatan Set 4- Fiction Writing, Poetry na ipabasa ang iyong isinulat kung Writing and Literary Criticism; Set ikaw mismo ay hindi nagbabasa”- these were the words used by Prof. 5- Campus Paper Management and Cruz in advising the newly organized Copy Editing. As part of the guild’s Lundayan team for this semester. He dedication to educate student directed the team to continuously journalists, regarding the plight of read, explore and criticize each the country, various socio-political others’ works as well as the works of discussions were also featured. other writers outside Lundayan. The guild also invited The assembly also discussed To further equip and boost Pasig City, together with their respected media practitioners the history of LUNDAYAN delivered the campus press, PLP’s Lundayan adviser, Prof. Mark Anthony and luminaries of Philippine by Fraulein Grace Soriano, the Publication joined the College Cruz who was also one of the Literature as well as promising present Editor-in-Chief. After that, th Jenine Precious Catudio, feature Editors Guild of the Philippines in chosen judges for the event’s: “5th literary writers, honored in the 5 editor (English), deliberated the rules its annual Luzon-wide journalism Gawad Emman Lacaba”. Campus Gawad Emman Lacaba, CEGP, and and regulations being observed in the skills training and workshop, Publications all over Luzon like UP Luzon’s Annual Literary Contest, Lundayan office.