By
Ferliza C. Contratista
MANDAUE CITY, CEBU, Feb 27 (PIA) --
Commission on Elections here has asked city and municipal officers to help in
disseminating procedural changes on the conduct of this year’s national and
local elections.
Mandaue Election Officer Atty. Ann Flor Grujilde said the information officers play a vital role in spreading some changes related to the May elections.
Grujilde represented Cebu Provincial Election Commissioner Atty. Eddie Aba as main guest for the first gathering this year of the Cebu Association of City and Municipal Information Officers (Caocampio) held in Mandaue City recently.
Some of the changes include local absentee voting for members of the police force, fire, military local teachers and members of the media which will be conducted on April 28, 29 and 30.
She said application forms should already be filled up by those interested to avail of the local absentee voting.
Grujilde said there will be no need for voters to put their thumb marks after they had already voted contrary to the usual practice.
“We are doing away with the thumb marks in order to save time,” Grujilde said.
She said city and municipalities should make sure that there are established Accessible Polling Places for senior citizens and persons with disabilities.
These rooms should be on the ground floors.
“However only those that marked senior citizens and PWD’s on their registration forms are allowed to vote at the accessible polling places,” she said.
They also encouraged Department of Education and Comelec staff to write in big fonts all instructions and should be made visible to everyone.
Grujilde also announced that the templates of Official Ballots are already available in the Commelec website www.comelec.gov.ph.
Caocampio president Cebu City Public Information Officer Carlo Dugaduga expressed the group’s appreciation to Grujilde for allocating time with them and for recognizing the essential role of information officers for the upcoming elections.
Information officers present during the first assembly were Dugaduga, Ricky Derecho of Bantayan Island; Lavina Campos of Balamban; Roger Serna of Cebu Province; Engracia Birondo of Argao; Ramil Jerusalem of Ronda; Venicio Dajuya of San Remigio; Arturo Bas of Talisay City; Rydal Cisneros of Dalaguete; Edgardo Maningo of San Francisco; Joel Durante of Compostela and Roger Paller of Mandaue City. (rmn/FCC/PIA)
Mandaue Election Officer Atty. Ann Flor Grujilde said the information officers play a vital role in spreading some changes related to the May elections.
Grujilde represented Cebu Provincial Election Commissioner Atty. Eddie Aba as main guest for the first gathering this year of the Cebu Association of City and Municipal Information Officers (Caocampio) held in Mandaue City recently.
Some of the changes include local absentee voting for members of the police force, fire, military local teachers and members of the media which will be conducted on April 28, 29 and 30.
She said application forms should already be filled up by those interested to avail of the local absentee voting.
Grujilde said there will be no need for voters to put their thumb marks after they had already voted contrary to the usual practice.
“We are doing away with the thumb marks in order to save time,” Grujilde said.
She said city and municipalities should make sure that there are established Accessible Polling Places for senior citizens and persons with disabilities.
These rooms should be on the ground floors.
“However only those that marked senior citizens and PWD’s on their registration forms are allowed to vote at the accessible polling places,” she said.
They also encouraged Department of Education and Comelec staff to write in big fonts all instructions and should be made visible to everyone.
Grujilde also announced that the templates of Official Ballots are already available in the Commelec website www.comelec.gov.ph.
Caocampio president Cebu City Public Information Officer Carlo Dugaduga expressed the group’s appreciation to Grujilde for allocating time with them and for recognizing the essential role of information officers for the upcoming elections.
Information officers present during the first assembly were Dugaduga, Ricky Derecho of Bantayan Island; Lavina Campos of Balamban; Roger Serna of Cebu Province; Engracia Birondo of Argao; Ramil Jerusalem of Ronda; Venicio Dajuya of San Remigio; Arturo Bas of Talisay City; Rydal Cisneros of Dalaguete; Edgardo Maningo of San Francisco; Joel Durante of Compostela and Roger Paller of Mandaue City. (rmn/FCC/PIA)