oe Ete and I03-[o-oe5} EXCERPT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR EN BANG MEETING OF THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS HELD ON FEBRUARY 16, 2016 Present: * Chairman J. Andres D. Bautista Commissioner Christian Robert S. Lim Commissioner Al A. Parrefio Commissioner Luie Tito F. Guia [ries Commissioner Ma, Rowena Amelia V. Guanzon Commissioner Sheriff M. Abas On Official Business: Commissioner Arthur D, Lim Fy Xxx xxx xxx bars 6-985 N. IN 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 between the data per Minute Resolution No. 15- 0832, 54,363,329, and the latest data based on the hard and soft copies of the Project of Precincts (POPs), with a reported total of 54,363,844. | Region Iv: For Lipa City, Batangas, the POP showed a total of 173,855, according {0 the ITD, the discrepancy of 4, 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 deducted from the same, Hence, 173,854. As to Lucena City, Quezon, during the ‘On-Sile” verification, the EO advised that § be added to the (otal number of registered voters of Lucena Cily, on the ground that they have a (sic) fled 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 Vv; During the preparation of the POP before the ‘On-Site,’ the OEO of fail, Sorsogon, overtooked that there was one (1) approved application for reactivation. However, the request for the inclusion of said voler wan flog with the ITD only on December 14, 2015 and consequently, the cemectay Precinct Report and amended POP was received by EBAD only on December WPage 2of2 MLR. No. 1 _285 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 Bane data of 29,728 for a new sum (otal of 29,729: REGION Vill: Insofar as the Municipality of Herani, Eastorn Samar, there was a discrepancy of three (3) registered voters. This is allegedly due to an encoding error committed in the summary of the tolal number of registered volers as 58,832 instead of 58,829, REGION iit: 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 ninoleen (19) barangays of Palayan Cily, as shown in the following matrix, marked as Annex ra Respecttully 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. 1 asm J. ANDREY D. BAUTISTA ae Chairman CHRISTIAN ROBERT S. LIM ALA. PARRENO Commissioner Commissioner (On Official Business) LUIE JITO F. GUIA ARTHUR D. LIM Commissioner Commissioner MA. noe AMELIA V. GUANZON SHERIFF M. ABAS Commissioner —~ Commissioner Co: Chatman ‘All Commisstoners Executive Director Deputy Executive Director for Operations Deputy Executive Director for Administration tection and Barangay Affairs Department Allocation Committee ‘Steoring Commitee