ON THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL
ELECTION 2010
ANNABEL D. BALBUTIN
A Mini Thesis Submitted to the College Of Business, Development Economics and Management, University Of Southern Mindanao, Kabacan, Cotabato,
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
For the Subject
METHODS OF RESEARCH AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
MARCH 2010
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
Philippines Elections are held in May every tree years for both national and local positions. The national positions are president, vice presidents, senators and party list representatives. Local positions are governors, vice governors, board members, mayors, vice mayors, councilors and congressman. Under the Philippine constitution, the term of office for the president, vice president and senators is six years and is timed to end on the expiration of the term of office for local officials which is three years. The election is conducted by the Commission on Election (Comelec), which is an independent constitutional body composed of a Chairperson and six commissioners.
The present generation, people became more literate especially with the use of computers. Technologies emerged to introduce many different ways of advancement. Computer machines are of these. Computers now in existence are the most powerful machines- than can do anything to people’s lives.
For the first time in history the Philippines will be having an Automated Election System (AES) is a system that uses appropriate technology to accomplish such tasks as voting, counting, consolidating, canvassing, and transmission of election result and other electoral process. Republic Act. No. 9369, which is the Amended Elections Automation Law? Using computers would make the election faster. With the new system, votes are tallied and transmitted electronically. Precinct level counting will be done within an hour and results available