DEPUTATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY-CAPABLE PERSONNEL OF AGENCIES AND INSTRUMENTALITIES OF THE GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING GOVERNMENT-OWNED AND CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS, IN CONNECTION WITH THE AUGUST 11, 2008 ELECTION OF REGIONAL OFFICIALS IN THE AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO (ARMM)
WHEREAS, the Commission on Elections is legally mandated to conduct and ensure the holding of free, orderly, honest, peaceful and credible elections in the August 11, 2008 election of regional officials in Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM);
WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 8436, as amended by Republic Act No.9369, has given the Commission on Elections authority to use an Automated Election System (AES) in the May 11, 1998 National or Local Elections and in subsequent national and local elections, to encourage transparency, credibility, fairness and accuracy of the countrys elections;
WHEREAS, the Commission on Elections will use an AES in the August 11, 2008 election of regional officials in the ARMM;
WHEREAS, Section 5 of Republic Act No. 9369 states:
"SEC. 5. Information Technology Support for the Board of Canvassers. - To implement the AES, each board of canvassers shall be assisted by an information technology-capable person authorized to operate the equipment adopted for the elections. The Commission (On Elections) shall deputize information technology personnel from among the agencies and instrumentalities of the government, including government-owned and controlled corporations. The per diem of the deputized personnel shall be the same as that of the members of the board of canvassers."
NOW, THEREFORE, the Commission on Elections, pursuant to the powers vested in it by the Constitution, the Omnibus Election Code, Republic Act No. 9369 and other related election laws, RESOLVED, as it hereby RESOLVES, to deputize information technology-capable personnel of all agencies and instrumentalities of the government, including government-owned and controlled corporations, to assist the board of canvassers in operating the AES adopted by the Commission on Elections in connection with the automation of the August 11, 2008 election of regional officials in the ARMM.
This Resolution shall take effect on the seventh (7th) day after its publication in two (2) daily newspapers of general circulation in the Philippines.
The Executive Director shall implement this Resolution, and the Education and Information Department shall cause the immediate publication of this Resolution in two (2) daily newspapers of general circulation in the Philippines and furnish copies thereof to all agencies concerned.