_ EPO * (D3 -Ie a5} EXCERPT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR EN BANC MEETING OF THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS HELD ON FEBRUARY 16, 2016 ree aan — Present: D) L/S Chairman J. Andres D. Bautista {U . Commissioner Christian Robert S. Lim IK I MAR 09 2016 Commissioner Al A. Parrefio UVa wrenre Commissioner Luie Tito F. Guia [ 1: fo: firtire Commissioner Ma, Rowena Amelia V. Guanzon Commissioner Sheriff M. Abas On Official Business: RECET Commissioner Arthur D. Lim nt Civision ver v XXX xxx XxX 6-985 NIN THE MATTER OF THE UPDATED TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE MAY 9, 2016 NATIONAL, LOCAL, AND ARMM ELECTIONS This pertains to the Memorandum dated February 1, 2016 of Director Teopisto E. Elnas, Jr., Election and Barangay Affairs Department, as forwarded by Executive Director Jose M. Tolentino, Jr., submitting the updated total number of registered voters based on the latest data on the hard and soft copies of the Project of Precincts, in connection with the May 9, 2016 National, Local, and ARMM Elections. The Memorandum of Director Elnas reads: “This has reference to the total number of registered voters in connection with the May 09, 2016 National, Local and ARMM Regional Elections, please find attached report, designated as Annex ‘A’, showing the areas which accounts for the discrepancy belween the dala per Minute Resolution No. 15- 0832, $4,363,329, and the latest data based on the hard and soft copies of the Project of Precincts (POPs), with a reported total of 54,363,8. Region IV; For Lipa City, Batangas, the POP showed a total of 173,855, according to the ITD, the discrepancy of 1, is due to the program which generates the POPs, which added 1 to the Precinct Report total of 173,854, thus the sum became (173,855). In order to correct said data, one (1) was deducled from the same. Hence, 173,854. As to Lucena City, Quezon, during the ‘On-Site” verification, the EO advised that § be added to the total number of registered voters of Lucena City, on the ground that they have a (sic) filed a request with ITD for change of application types for five (5) voters. It tum out that the said 5 change in application types will not affect the total number of registered voters. Thus, the discrepancy of 5 should be deducted from 137,891 to arrive at 137,886. REGION V: During the preparation of the POP before the ‘On-Site,’ the OEO of Castilla, Sorsogon, overlooked that there was one (4) approved application for reactivation. However, the request for the inclusion of said voter was fied with the ITD only on December 14, 2015 and consequently, the corrected Precinct Report and amended POP was received by EBAD only on December” Page? of 2 M.R. No. 16 _985 21, 2015, after the Nationwide POPs have been submitted to and approved by the Honorable Commission. Hence, the discrepancy of (1) additional voter included by reactivation in the list of voters was added to the En Banc data of 29,728 for a new sum total of 29,729. REGION VIII: Insofar as the Municipality of Hemani, Eastern Samar, there was a discrepancy of three (3) registered voters. This is allegedly due to an encoding error committed in the summary of the total number of registered volers as 58,832 instead of 58,829. GION Il: The 523 discrepancy in the total number of registered voters of Palayan City, Nueva Ecija, is accounted for by errors found in total number of registered voters reported for seventy-five (75) established precincts of nineteen (19) barangays of Palayan City, as shown in the following matrix, marked as Annex fae Respectfully submitted for consideration.” The Commission RESOLVED, as it hereby RESOLVES, to note the updated total number of registered voters based on the latest data on the hard and soft copies of the Project of Precincts, in connection with the May 9, 2016 National, Local, and ARMM Elections, submitted by EBAD Director Teopisto E. Elnas, Jr. Let a copy of this Resolution be furnished the department/offices/committees concerned. SO ORDERED. ——— J. ANDRE@ D. BAUTISTA = Chairman CHRISTIAN nen s. LIM RIG PARRENO Commissioner Commissioner (On Official Business) LUIE JITO F. GUIA ARTHUR D. LIM Commissioner Commissioner MA. nolwens AMELIA V. GUANZON SHERIFF M. ABAS. Commissioner —~ Commissioner Ce: Chairman All Commissioners Executive Dicector Deputy Executive Director fr Operations Deputy Executive Director for Administration Election and Barangay Affairs Department ‘Allocation Commit Steering Commies o