Here's a quick video guide to the first automated elections in the country.
PCOS or ﾋﾟｰｺｽ stands for Precinct Count Optical Scan. It is the machine placed in each ??? during the elections. And an election officer operates the PCOS machine using an electronic key. Once the machine is on, it will ask for the user name and password.
Before you can vote, an election officer needs to verify your identity. Once that's done, you'll be given a special ballot and a marker that you will use to shade all of the candidate's name.
Word of warning. Be careful one shading the ballot. Each sheet is entitled one ballot only. Make sure you get it right for a first time. So it's best to have a listed candidate's that you want, then go over it carefully. Then share ovals near the candidate name of choice.
The special ballot contains a list of all the name of the candidates from the President down to the local councilors. You can see an oval next each name. You only need shade these ovals. No need to write names.
Shade the oval completely by this we mean: the counting machine will not accept any other markings like a check and x and dot or incomplete shading. The machine will reject those markings and will not count it.
Word of Warning. Don't overvote! The machine will not count those votes. If you vote for two Presidents for example, your vote for that specific content will be rejected but not entire ballot.
For the positions for voter is allowed to choose more than one candidate, the voter can undervote. For example, if you choose to follow up the each lot(?) for the 12 senatorial spots and then your vote counted. So again, keep the list before you choose candidates. Use that guide when you vote on election day you don't want forget candidates on a election day.
When you're done voting, bring your ballot to a election officer for ask insert it into a PCOS machine. Remember you will be the one feeding the ballot into the machine and not the election officer. As this happens, the small screen on the machine will show the number of ballot fed or cast.
Once the election day's over, the election officer will print the election results using the machine's thermo printer. The election results will show the votes or cast. The copy of this can be given to poll watchdogs or other parties accredited by COMELEC.
The results are then electronically sent to the municipal or City Board Canvassers then the Presidential Board of Canvassers and the National Board Canvassers. At the same time, those same results are sent to a secure system and now allow COMELEC to publish advanced results on a secured public web site. Results are also sent to accredited third parties like the official citizens' arm and media umbrella organization.
The buzz is that Chiz bolted the NPC because its chairman emeritus, business tycoon Danding Cojuangco, had promised to provide Escudero and Loren Legarda billions for a campaign kitty but decided to slash the fund down to P200 million for each of them. “Boss” Danding is an astute businessman and he wants to bet on sure winners. Right now, the one leading the surveys is his second-degree nephew, Noynoy Aquino. A closer kin, his nephew Gibo Teodoro, is the well-funded and well-organized administration party’s standard bearer. - Chiz’s big gambit [INQUIRER.net]
1. btw my dry cough is not going away & nahahawa na si K. We fear H1N1 police may come and pick us up anytime, hahaabout 4 hours ago from mobile web 2. Sun is setting. Starting to cool down. In an unfamiliar place where we dont understand sign nor language. Kuntento na kami dito na ngkkapeabout 5 hours ago from mobile web 3. iced coffee for K and a single expresso for me. We're sitting in a sidewalk cafe watching the world go by.about 5 hours ago from mobile web 4. K again- tried pachinko. Di ko maintindihan yung game. Ano ba to laro ng ball bearings, haha. Ingay ingay, gulo gulo pero masaya sya!about 7 hours ago from mobile web 5. This is K. I love Japan! I can't believe it. He's my husband!!! We're walking holding hands na bahala na kung saan kami mapadpad.about 7 hours ago from mobile web 6. in short, since we had soba, magugutom kami nito. Hahaha!about 7 hours ago from mobile web 7. soba v ramen - soba walang kasamang sangkap, just noodles dipped in soy with scallion onions. Ramen with sangkap, pork, beef or seafoodabout 7 hours ago from mobile web 8. ang resto orig talaga. Mababa ang mga upuan at mesa, parang para sa mga bata. Siksikan kami ni K. Pati plato, baso, lahat maliliitabout 7 hours ago from mobile web 9. ah, its 130years old pala w/ 5 generations operating it. Lola ang kahera, mga apo ang serversabout 7 hours ago from mobile web 10. K loving hot soba with tempura. I'm trying out cold noodles. Katabi namin mga young pipol na naka kimono. Japan talaga.. stark contrastsabout 8 hours ago from mobile web 11. found yabu soba resto, family owned and operated 200 years na! Very authentic and quaint. Customers are from the neighborhoodabout 8 hours ago from mobile web 12. Everything here so expensive. 1 coke = 6 USD or nearly 300pesos. Nghati na lang kami para tig 150ng inum, hahaha!about 8 hours ago from mobile web 13. Beautiful autumn day, 22 temp, leaves beginning to color. Walking about, getting hungry. Soba noodles for lunchabout 9 hours ago from mobile web 14. finally after nearly 10hrs door to door, were in the hotel, bellboy has left. We can now explore all the buttons, gadgets & movies in roomabout 22 hours ago from mobile web 15. jazz playing and traditional japanese food of ramen and gyoza... Sarap. Saya. Mura pa... Ahhh this is the life!about 23 hours ago from mobile web 16. small neighborhood place. 30 pax, counter and stool sitting. Hip young ones with tats, leather & chains mixed with biz suits.about 23 hours ago from mobile web 17. made it to city. Decided to eat before going to hotel. Hakata ipudo ramen house in Ebisu areaabout 23 hours ago from mobile web 18. grabe nangati lalamunan ko while in front of customs guy. Swallow ako ng swallow para di maubo, haha. Lahat dito militante laban sa H1N13:53 AM Oct 29th from mobile web 19. Everyone wearing masks, extra careful with H1N1. Quarantine procedure super strict. Held my breath so as not to be pulled aside3:34 AM Oct 29th from mobile web 20. just landed..on time. Crew surprised K and me with a small cake. Very sweet gesture. Off to customs and immigration3:30 AM Oct 29th from mobile web
Santi may make landfall Friday night, may hit MManila [GMANews]]]>
フィリピンは順位を落として９位－世界経済フォーラムの「ジェンダー・ギャップ・ランキング」
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ここ数年、フィリピンはずっとベスト５に入っていたと思ったんですが、今年(2009年)はベスト10圏外すれすれの９位に転落。世界経済フォーラムの発表した「ジェンダー・ギャップ・ランキング」。フィリピンの成績不振の原因は何なのか良くわかりませんが、ベスト10を挙げると...philer2009-10-28T18:00:01+09:00 ここ数年、フィリピンはずっとベスト５に入っていたと思ったんですが、今年(2009年)はベスト10圏外すれすれの９位に転落。世界経済フォーラムの発表した「ジェンダー・ギャップ・ランキング」。フィリピンの成績不振の原因は何なのか良くわかりませんが、ベスト10を挙げると次の通り。
-Saadia Zahidi, Co-author of Gender Gap Report to 2009 and also head of the World Economic Forum's Woman Gender's Parity Program. What is the results of this year's Global Gender Gap Report?
Well, out of the 134 countries that we are recovering this year, Iceland comes up as No.1. The Scandinavian countries yet again occupied the top 4 positions in the rankings. South Africa made a lot of gains actually made it the top 10 for the first time in the four years and even producing this report. The Philippines is another notable countries within the top 10, the highest Asian country in the rankings as No.9 this year. At the very bottom of the rankings we have countries such as Chad, Saudi Arabia and Yemen which is No 134 at very bottom of the rankings.
What's really interesting is what we can say about global category as the form, so index we are looking at education, health, economic participation and political empowerment. And what we are able to see the world as the form is over 95% of health gaps has closed, about 92% of education gaps, only about 60% of economic gaps and about 16% of political empowerment gaps.
If we take a look at No.1 country in the world, we can see that Iceland has not only completely close gaps on the health and education but has closed 75% of the economic participation gaps and about 60% of the political empowerment gap, so certainly on the highest ranking country in the world determines how about it's using the female human capital is available.
If you look at the very bottom in the rankings, Yemen is at 134 and only about 60% of the education gap has been closed, only about 20% of the economic participation and actually for political empowerment only about 100% of the gap has been closed.
-So, what does the ranking actually measure and how?
Basically what we are trying to look at is regardless of the income level of particular country, regardless of how many over all resources are available. How equitably are those resources being divided between women and men.
-And what impact has the financial crisis had on the gaps between women and men?
Basically at the moment, there is no global data available that can tell us that date is not quite as resent yet. However, what we can say and I think that something that clear the ??? all the times, if we going to meet rapid economic recovery, women and girls are continue to make one half of the human resources of the world. And it will be absolutely imperative into the global economy if we are going to make the recovery.]]>
マヌエル・ロハスとコリーナ・サンチェスがとうとう結婚
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思わぬ伏兵が現れてその構想(？)はおじゃんになりましたが、本来ならマル・ロハスの2010年大統領選へ向けての派手な宣伝も兼ねる結婚式となったはずだったかと。ロハス上院議員はすでに52歳だったんですね。コリーナ・サンチェスと同い年くらいかと思っていました。そのコリ...philer2009-10-27T22:00:40+09:00 ロハス上院議員はすでに52歳だったんですね。コリーナ・サンチェスと同い年くらいかと思っていました。そのコリーナは真矢みきと同い年。
もちろんアロヨ大統領は現在、マラカニアン宮殿の主なわけですが、こちらが(←)地元パンパンガ州の自宅(というほどメインで使っている家でもなさそうですが)。
PAGASAとハワイにある米軍のJoint Typhoon Warning Center(合同台風警報センター)、それから日本の気象庁と、わざわざ３つの機関の発表している台風の進路図(←)をここぞとばかり掲載するあたり、いかにPAGASAの予想がふだんからあてにされていないかの証明のような気もしますが。。。
これはあんまりだ・・・。