Poll execs will pick areas to put under Comelec control
05/03/2007 | 08:48 AM
Left with little time left and swamped with areas of concern to watch, the Commission on Elections has given its commissioners free rein to declare areas to be placed under Comelec control.
Comelec chairman Benjamin Abalos Sr. said Thursday the Comelec en banc will then confirm the decision of the commissioner-in-charge later on.
"Binigyan natin ng authority ang commissioners-in-charge, ang mga may hawak ng region na mag-assess at sa sarili nila pwedeng ideklara under Comelec control to be confirmed later on by en banc. Kung en banc pa magbibista rito at magiimbita sa lahat tapos na dapat gamutin di pa nakapagdeklara," Abalos said in an interview on dzXL radio.
(I have authorized the commissioners-in-charge in regions to assess and decide whether to place areas under Comelec control. The Comelec en banc will confirm those decisions later on. If we examine each of them, the elections may already be over and we may still not be finished examining the cases.)
He said his decision stemmed from a command conference Wednesday where the Comelec regional directors made last assessments of preparation and delivery of election materials.
The chairman said he was baffled by the long list of areas of concern, many of which were recommended placed under Comelec control.
"Ako nagtaka rin dahil napakaraming submit na areas of concern. Ito minamatyagang mabuti, sabi nila medyo hindi maganda ang feeling nila (I was baffled over the long list of areas of concern. We've been monitoring these areas, and our regional directors have a bad feeling about some areas)," he said. - GMANews.TV
Comelec chairman Benjamin Abalos Sr. said Thursday the Comelec en banc will then confirm the decision of the commissioner-in-charge later on.
"Binigyan natin ng authority ang commissioners-in-charge, ang mga may hawak ng region na mag-assess at sa sarili nila pwedeng ideklara under Comelec control to be confirmed later on by en banc. Kung en banc pa magbibista rito at magiimbita sa lahat tapos na dapat gamutin di pa nakapagdeklara," Abalos said in an interview on dzXL radio.
(I have authorized the commissioners-in-charge in regions to assess and decide whether to place areas under Comelec control. The Comelec en banc will confirm those decisions later on. If we examine each of them, the elections may already be over and we may still not be finished examining the cases.)
He said his decision stemmed from a command conference Wednesday where the Comelec regional directors made last assessments of preparation and delivery of election materials.
The chairman said he was baffled by the long list of areas of concern, many of which were recommended placed under Comelec control.
"Ako nagtaka rin dahil napakaraming submit na areas of concern. Ito minamatyagang mabuti, sabi nila medyo hindi maganda ang feeling nila (I was baffled over the long list of areas of concern. We've been monitoring these areas, and our regional directors have a bad feeling about some areas)," he said. - GMANews.TV
