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Com Res 11168

The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) of the Philippines has issued guidelines for the October 13, 2025 Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Parliamentary Elections, detailing the use of a paper-based automated election system with Automated Counting Machines (ACM). The document outlines the roles, responsibilities, and qualifications for election officers, including the composition of Electoral Boards and the appointment of public school teachers as members and substitutes. It emphasizes the need for accessibility in polling places and the importance of ensuring qualified personnel are appointed to facilitate a fair and efficient electoral process.
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Com Res 11168

The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) of the Philippines has issued guidelines for the October 13, 2025 Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Parliamentary Elections, detailing the use of a paper-based automated election system with Automated Counting Machines (ACM). The document outlines the roles, responsibilities, and qualifications for election officers, including the composition of Electoral Boards and the appointment of public school teachers as members and substitutes. It emphasizes the need for accessibility in polling places and the importance of ensuring qualified personnel are appointed to facilitate a fair and efficient electoral process.
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Republic of the Philip pines

COMMISSION ON ELE CTIONS


Manila
GUIDELTNES AND GARCIA, George Erwin M., Chairman
INSTRUCTIONS TO
THE
FEROLINO, Aimee P., Commissioner
BULAY, Rey E., Commissioner
ELECTION OFFICERS AND MACEDA Jr., Ernesto Ferdinandp., Commissioner
CONCERNED FIELD OFFICIALS CELIS, Nelson J., Commissioner
RELATIVE TO THE ACTIVITIES Iil TANGARO-CASINGAL, Maria Norina S. Commissioner
CONNECTION WITH THE PIPO, Noli R. Commissioner

ocToBER 13, 2025 BARMM


PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS.
X----------------- -----------x Promulgated: August 18, 2 0 5

RESOLUTION NO.11168

WHEREAS, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) adopts a paper-based


automated election system using the Automated counting Machines (ACM) for the 13
October 2025 Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
Parliamentary Elections;

WHEREAS. there is a need to provide rules, guidelines and instructions to the


Election officers and other concerned COMELEC field officials relative to certain pre-
election, election and post-election activities in connection with the said elections;

NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to its authority under the Constitution, Republic Act
No. 11054, the omnibus Election code (oEc), and other election laws, the commission
on Elections REsoLvED, as it hereby REsoLvEs, to promulgate the following rules,
guidelines and instructions:

ARTICLE I
DEFINITION OF TERMS

Section 1, Definition of Terms. - As used in these General lnstructions, the


following terms shall mean:

a. Accessible Polling Place (APP) refers to the venue where the Electoral Board
(EB) conducts election-related proceedings for persons with Disability (pWD) and
Senior Citizens (SC), who have previously manifested to cast their votes therein.
The APP shall be located on the ground floor, preferably near the building
entrance, free from physical barriers, and equipped with necessary services,
including assistive devices.
b. AcM- shall refer to the Automated counting Machine that will be used by the
automated election system.

c. BTSCC shall refer to the BARMM Technical support and command center where
AES and ccs-related issues and concerns in the BARMM during the FTS and
Election Day are reported, addressed and resolved.

d. Beneficiaries shall refer to the qualified compulsory heirs of the deceased person
rendering election service. Qualified compulsory heirs shall refer to persons defined
under the Civil Code of the Philippines and other pertinent laws.

e. clustered Precinct shall refer to the group of established precincts located


within the same barangay and voting center.

f Compensation shall refer to per diem, honoraria, or allowances granted to EBs,


the Ministry of Basic, Higher and rechnical Education Supervisor official, and their
respective suppoft staff.

q. MBHTE shall refer to the Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education of the
BARMM.

h. MBHTESO shall refer to the Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Ectucation
Supervisor Official designated to manage a voting center.

i. MBHTE Technical Support Staff shall refer to persons appointed to provide


ACM technical support.

j. Election Day Computerized Voters' List (EDCVL) shall refer to the


computerized list of registered voters with voting records in the polling place.

k. Electoral Boards (EB) shall refer to the Board of Election Inspectors (BEI) and
Special Board of Election Inspectors (SBEI) who will conduct the final testing and
sealing of ACM, voting and counting and transmission of election results.

L Minutes shall refer to the Minutes of the Final Testing and Sealing of ACM, Voting,
Counting, and Transmission of Election Results (C.E. Form No. A11),

m. National Government Ageneies shall refer to the govemment agencies, other


than the MBHTE, which have endorsed to the Commission, the list of their
respective personnel who are qualified, willing, and available to render election-
related service.

n. National Government Employee shall refer to any person in the service of the
entire machinery of the central government, its agencies, divisions, subdivisions
or instrumenta lities as distinguished from the different forms of local governments,
through which the functions of the government are exercised throughout the
Philippines.

o. Other Benefits shall refer to death and/or hospitalization benefits, including the
provision of legal assistance and legal indemnification, granted to persons
rendering election service or to their beneficiaries under Republic Act No, 10756.
p. PDt - sPEcrAL POLLING pLAcE (pDl-spp) - A
established in a jail facility or detention center where pDL voters
speciar poiling prace
may ca-st their
votes on election day.

q. Persons rendering erection service sharr refer to percons appointed by the


commission to render election-related service as chairperson or'Members
of the
Electoral Boards, the MBHTESO, and their respective support staff.

r. Polling Place shall refer to the place where the Electoral Board conducts its
proceedings and where the voters cast their votes.

s. Posted computerized voters' List (pcvl) shall refer to the computerized list
of voters posted outside each polling place.

t. Public school reacher shall refer to all persons engaged in classroom teaching,
in any level of instruction, on fulFtime basis, including guidance counselors, school
librarians, industrial arts or vocational instructors, and all other persons performing
supervisory and/or administrative functions in all schools, colleges and universitiei
operated by the government or its political subdivisions; but shall not include
school nurses, school physicians, school dentists, and other school employees.

U Registered Voter shall refer to a voter whose name is included in the EDCVL and
PCVL.

Support Staff shall refer to persons appointed to assist the Members of the
Electoral Boards and the MBHTESO in the performance of their duties.

w. VAD shall refer to the Voters' Assistance Desk.

x. Voting Center shall refer to the building or place where the polling place is
located.

y. WPAT shall refer to Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail.

ARTICTE TI
CoNSTITUTION, COMPOSmON, AND APPOINTMENT OF ELECTORAL
BOARDS, MBHTESO, AND SUPPORT STAFF

Section 2. Electoral Board (EB). - There shall be an EB to be constituted for


every clustered precinct.

Section 3. Authority to Constitute and Appoint the Members of the


Electoral Board. - The Commission, through the Election Officers (EOs), shall constitute
and appoint, not later than August 15,2025, the EB for every clustered precinct in the
city or municipality using the prescribed form (CEF No. A5 and A5-A - copies of
Appointment and Oath).

Each CEF No. A5 and A5-A shall be accomplished in three (3), which shall be
distributed as follows:

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a. The first and second copies shalr be retained by the Eo. one copy shal
be for
filing, and the other shail be attached to the payroil for payment
oi nonorarium or
the EB; and

b' The third copy shail be issued to the chairperson and members of the EB
concerned.

In all cases, the Eo shall ensure that at least one (l) member of the EB is an
information technology-capable person duly certified as such by the Department
of
science and rechnology (Dosr). For this purpose, the selected EB members
shalr take
the test measuring their information technology capabilty to be administered by the
Department of science and rechnology (DosD during their training. Those who passect
the test shall be duly certified by the DOST.

As far as practicable, women EB members may not be assigned to areas with


security concernsr far-flung barangays, or areas likely to cause gender-based violence
or
to result in physical, sexual, or psychological harm.

section 4. composition of the Electoral Board. - The EB shall be composed


of a Chairperson, a Poll clerk, and a Third Member.

In all cases, at least one (1) member of the EB should be an information technology
(IT) capable person trained for the purpose, and certified as such by the Department of
science and rechnology (Dosr). However, the Special Electoml Board (SEB) for pDL
voting, which shall have the same composition as the regular EB, shall not be required
to have an IT-capable member to undergo training and DOST certification.

section 5. Right of Preference. - In the appointment of the members of the


EB, the Eo shall give preference to public school teachers who are qualified, willing, and
available to render election service.

For this purpose, the highest MBHTE official city or municipality shall submit to the
Eo a certified list of public-school teachers and substitutes who are qualified, willing, and
available to render election-related service within five (5) days upon request, based on
the Project of Precinqts (PoP). The Eo shall give preference to those with permanent
appointments and those who served in previous elections based on the prescribed form
(see Annexes "A" and "A-1"). The request shall be accompanied by a copy of the pop,

The number of substitutes shall be 20o/o of the total number of members of the
EB to be appointed (i.e. 20 clustered precincts x 3 EB Members = 60 x 20olo
= 12, hence,
12 substitutes).

In the preparation of such a list, the concerned MBHTE official shall exercise due
diligence to ensure that the persons appearing in the said list are indeed public-school
teachers who are qualified, willing, and available to serve as members of the EB.
However, the list is for recommendatory purposes only.lhe final list shall be subject to
the discretion of the EO concerned.

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' within three (3) days from receipt of the rist, the Eo shafl immediatery
conduct
verification on the qualifications of the persons appearing in
the said list based on the
qualifications ouUined in the immediately succeeding
section.

Public-school reachers not included in the list, who are qualified, willing and
available, may apply directly to the EO.

section 6. Quatifications of Members of the Erectorar Board. - No person


shall be appointed as a Member of the EB, whether regurar, temporary,
or as a substitute,
unless such person is:

a. A registered voter in the city or municipality;

b. Of good moral character and irreproachable reputation;

c. Of known integrity and competence;

d. one who has never been convicted of any election offense or any crime punishable
by more than six (6) months of imprisonment, or has no pending Information filed
for any election offense against him/her; and

e. Able to speak and write Filipino, English, or of any languages/dialect in the BARMM.

section 7. Disqualification of Members of the Electoral Board. - No person


shall be appointed as a member of the EB if said person is related, within the fourth (4th)
civil degree of consanguinity or affinity, to any member of the same EB, to any candidate
to be voted For in the polling place of assignment, or to the said candidate,s spouse.

section 8. Notice of Disqualification. - The chairperson or any member of the


EB who is disqualified to serve for any reason shall immediately notiFy, in writing, the Eo
concerned.

In all cases of disqualification, the EO shall issue a written Notice of Disqualification


t0 the EB member concerned specifying the ground/s therefore.

section 9. Posung of the List of the constituted Memberc of the Electoral


Boards, - A day after the constitution of the EB, the Eo shall post the list of the
constituted members and substitutes for five (5) days on the bulletin boards in the office
of the EO (OEO) and in the city or municipal hall.

Section 10. Opposition to the Designated Members of the Electoral


Boards. - In case an opposition is filed against the designated members oF the EBs, the
EO shall observe the following procedures:

a. Receive the written opposition. No opposition shall be acted upon bythe EO unless
there is proof that a copy of the opposition has been furnished to the contested
member;

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b. Issue a notice to the contested member to answer the opposition.
The answer
shall be filed within two (2) days from receipt of such notice. No
answe*nuri o"
considered by the Eo, unress there is proof that a copy
of said answer has been
sent to the opposing pafty;

c. with or without an answer, issue a notice stating the date, time, and prace
of the
evaluation of the opposition, The notice shail be personally delivered
to the known
addresses of the parties;

d' within seven (7) days from receipt of the opposition, the Eo shall resorve the
opposition in writing stating the reason/s for the decision. The decision shall
be
final and non-appealable; and

e. copies of the decision shall be fumished to the parties and the concerned MBHTE
official.

Non-appearance of the parties shall neither be a ground for the dismissal of


the
opposition or disqualification of the contested member, nor shall it effectively
bar the Eo
from conducting further investigation on the qualifications of the contested member.

The opposition shall be filed not later than ftve days after the last day of the posting
of the list of constituted EBs.

section 11. Appointment of public-schoot reachers as substitutes. - In


case of the disqualification of a member of the EB, the Eo shall appoint a substitute who
is qualified, willing, and available. In the appointment of substitutes, the Eo shall
observe
the procedures in Sections 9 and 10 of this Resolution.

If the designation ofpublic-school teachers as substitutes is no longer feasible,


other qualifled substitutes as enumerated in the succeeding rule may be appointed.

section 12. Grounds for the Appointment of eualified Substitutes. - In


case there are not enough public-school teachers who are qualified, willing, and available,
other qualified substitutes may be appointed by the commission, through the Eo, in
either of the following cases:

a. There is a lack of public-school teachers to be constituted as members of the EB


based on the certified list submitted by the MBHTE official to the Eo, vis-a-visthe
number of clustered precincts in the district, city, or municipality; or

b. one or more of the public-school teachers in the certified list has or have been
disqualified by the EO, and there are no other public-school teachers in the locality
who are qualified, willing, and available to be appointed as substitute/s.

Substitutes shall be on call on election day. The EO shall cause the deployment of
a substitute in case any member of the EB fdils to report to their designated polling place.
Except in the following instances when there is a need to fill in a temporary vacancy, the
members of the EB who are present, may appoint a qualified non-partisan registered
voter, who shall serve until the regular or substitute member appears:

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a: There is a considerabre distance between the residence of the substitute and
the
location of the polling place;

b, Lack or difficulty of means oftransportation; or

c. Inability ofthe EB to inform the Eo ofthe non-appearance ofany ofthe members.

section 13. order of preference. - In case any of the circumstances mentioned


in the preceding section exist, the Eo may appoint the following persons
based on their
order of preference, who shall likewise be qualified, willing,
anct available to render
election-related service, to wit:

a. Private school teachers, giving preference to:

a.1. Those employed in private schools being utilized by the commission


as voting
centers. If the voting center is a pubric ouitorng, private schoor teachers
-oe whose
qlace of emproyment is within the vicinity may appointed as members of the
EB in that particular area; or

a. 2. Those teaching at high school or college level, holding regular positions.


who
have previously served as members of the EB.

b. National government employees;

b. 1. MBHTE non-teaching personnel;

b.2. other national govemment offtcials and employees holding regular or


permanent positions, excluding uniformed personnel of the Department
of
National Defense (DND), all its attached agencies, and the philippine National
Police (PNP), except in the succeeding section of this Resolution;

c. Members of the commission-accredited citizens' arms of other civil society


organiz-ations (csos) and Non-government organizations (NGos), duly accredited
by the Commission; and

d. Any registered voter of the city or municipality of known integriry and competence
who is not connected with any candidate or political party;

d.1. Connection with any candidate shall mean:

d.1.1. relationship within the fourth (4th) civil degree of consanguinity and
affinity, including the spouse of the candidate;
d.1.2. supporter;
d.1.3. contributor, donor; or
d.1.4. other analogous cases.

d.2. Connection with any political party shall mean:

d. 2.1. Members or officials of the political party, including the regional


parliamentary political party, and their spouses and members of the family
within the fourth (4th) civil degree of consanguinity and affinity;

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d.2.2, contributor, donor;
d.2.3. supporter; or
d.2.4. other analogous cases.

For this purpose, the following persons shall endorse a certified list
of their
respective personnel, who are qualified, willing, and available to render
election-related
service, based on the pOp, to the EO within five (5) days upon request, to wit:

1. The highest official of the private school in the di strict, city or municipality, in
case
of letter (a) above (see Annex ',B',). In case the re are two or more private schools
in the district, cify or municipality, the EO sh all send a request simultaneously
(see An nex "c')

2, The MBHTE omciar mentioned in the 2nd paragraph of section 5 hereof, in case
of letter b.1. above (see Annex ,'D,');

3. The highest official of other national government agencies in the district, city, or
municipality in case of letter b.2. above, if any; or

4. The highest officer or authorized representative of the local chapter of


commission-accredited citizens' arms or other csos and NGos duly accredited by
the commission in the district, city, or municipality, in case of letter c above. In
case there are two or more organizations in the district, city, or municipality, the
EO shall send the request simultaneously (see Annex ,'E");

In cases of numbers 1 and 4, the Eo shall observe the policy on a first-come, first-
served basis.

The endorsement of the heads of the agencies shall serve as an authority for their
respective employees who shall render election-related service to be on official business
for purposes of attending trainings or seminars relative to their appointments as members
of the EB.

In the preparation of the list, the aforementioned officials shall exercise


due
diligence to ensure that the persons appearing therein are indeed qualified, willing, and
available to render election-related service.

Private school teachers, national government employees, MBHTE non-teaching


personnel, other national government officials, and employees holding regular or
permanent positions, excluding uniformed personnel of the DND and all its attached
agencies, and members of the Commission-accredited citizen arms, or other civil society
organizations, and non-governmental organizations duly accredited by the commission,
not included in the Lists, who are qualified, willing and available, may apply direcfly to
the EO.

With regard to letter "d" of this Section, the Commission shall provide, free of
charge. an application form, which shall be made available at the oEos for any registered
voter who intends to be appointed as a member of the EB. The Information Technology

lt
' Department (ITD) of the commission shail ensure
that the said form may be downroaded
from its official website for easy access thereto.

section 14. Deputation of Members of the phirippine Nationar potice


-
(PNP). uniformed personner of the pNp may be
deputized as a member of the EB, if
the following circumstances are present:

a. The peace and order situation in the area requires, as determined by the
Commission; and

b. There are no orher quarified, wiiling and avairabre persons


to render erection-
related service in the affected area based on the certmcation issueo
oy tne
concerned officials in observing the Order of preference.

where designated EBs fair to report on Erection Day or retrieve the erection
documents from the city/Municipal rreasurer's office or oEo due
to the peace and order
situation, the Eo may designate the pNp personner as substitute
EB. For this purpose,
the Provincial Election supervisors (pES) shall determine the number
of pNp personnel
subject to the approval of the Regional Election Director of the BARMM.

Section 15. posting of Notice of Date, Time, and place of Filing of


Application of Qualified substitutes. - The commission shall set the period within
which applications for qualified substitutes falling in section t3 (d) may
be filed. At least
three (3) days before the start of the period for the filing of applications, the notice
of
the date, time, and place of filing shall be posted on the bulletin boards in the
oEo and
in the city or municipal hall.

section 16. Posting of the List of Appricants and Firing of opposition. -


Upon receipt of the certified lists mentioned in section 13 above and after the last
day of
the period for filing of applications, the Eo shall observe the procedures mentioned in
Sections 10 and 11 of this Resolution.

section 17. Authority to Administer oath. - The Eo shall have the power to
administer the oath of the chairperson and members of the EBs, free of charge.

section 18. oath ofthe chairperson and Members ofthe Electora! Board.
- Before assuming office, the chairperson or members of the EB shall take and sign an
oath using cEF No. A5 and A5-A before an officer authorized to administer oath or, in the
absence of said officer, before any other member of the EB present, or in case no one is
present, before any voter.

section 19' support staff of the Electoral Board and special Electoral
Board (sEB). - The Eo shall, during the period for the constitution and appointment of
the EB, appoint a support staff to assist the EB in the performance of its duties.

The allowed number of support staff that may be appointed per EB is as follows:

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Numb er of Established precincts in N umberof Allowed EB Support
the Clustered Preci ncts Staff er Cl ustered Precinct
1to3 1
4 2
5 or more 3 maximum

The EB support staff cannot participate in the deliberation


of the EB or vote on
any issue or question that may arise during the proceedings.

In case of absence of any of the support staff on the day of


the erection, the EB,
by majority vote, may designate a substitute.

The support staff and substitute must:

a. be at least eighteen (18) years of age but need not be a registered


voter
of the city or municipality;

b, be of good moral character and irreproachable reputation;

c. be of known integrity and competence;

d. have never been convicted of any election offense or of any crime punishable
by more than six (6) months of imprisonment, or has no pending Information
filed for any election offense against him/her; and

e' be able to speak and write Firipino, Engrish, or of any ranguages/diarect


in the
BARMM.

For the SEB-PDL Support Statr, the allocation will be as follows:

Total Number of Clustered Total Number of Allowed pDL


Precincts in a Voti nq Center Su rt Staff to the SEB
1-10 1
11-20 and so forth following the 2
same ratio

Section 20. Ministry of Basig Higher and rechnical Education supervisor


official, and suppoft staff. - The number of MBHTE supervisor official/s and support
staff (technical and administrative) to be appointed shall be in accordance with the
following tables.

A. For MBHTESO and MBHTESO Administrative Support Staff:

Number of Clustered Total Number of


Precincts in the Voting Total Number of Allowed
Allowed MBHTESO
MBHTESO
Center Administrative SS

It)
1-10 1 1

11-20 2 2

21-30 3 3

31-40 and so forth,


4 4
using the same ratio

B. For MBHTESO Technical Support Staff

Number of Clustered Precincts in the Number of Allowed MBHTESO


Voting Center Technical SS

1-5 1

6-10 2

11-15 3

and additional one (1) for every clustered precinct in excess of five (5)

The MBHTESO in coordination with the EO shall:

a. Plan, organize, lay-out, and supervise the setting up of a Voters'Assistance Desk


(vAD) at the voting center to assist voters in locating their polling places or precinct
assignments, including APps and ppps. For this purpose, onry tne accredited
citizen's arm or in its absence, the duly recognized civil society oiganization, shall
be allowed to set up VAD inside the voting center;

b. Supervise the posting of the layout of the voting center in a strategic and
conspicuous place indicating/showing the location of the polling placei of the
clustered precincts in the voting center, as well as the posting of other signages,
which shall guide the voters in going to their respective polling places. For tnis
purpose, the cost for the production of the layout shall be included in the
mobilization fund;

c. Ensure that the EBs attach securely, each page of the pcVL, as much as practicable
to any space outside the polling place, accessible to the voters. Relative to this,
the Eo shall ensure tiat no one shall take pictures and post the same to social
media. For this purpose, the Eo shall secure the assistance of the pNp personnel
or the Administrative SS to implement the same;

d. Plan, organize, and supervise the crowd management at the ingress and egress
areas of the voting centers;

e. Maintain a list of technical personnel, as well as pNp and Armed Forces of the
Philippines (AFP) personnel, assigned in the voting centers for efficient
coordination;

f. Supervise and maintain the APP and Priority polling place (ppp), as the case may
be, in the voting center;

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g. serve as the contact and point person of the Eo in the pofling prace
or voting
center;

h. Supervise the Technical and Administrative support staff in


the exercise of their
duties and functions;

i. Designate each MBHTESO rechnicar support staff to their


respective crustered
precincts; and

j. Perform such other functions prescribed by law or by the rules


and regulations
promulgated by the Commission.

The MBHTESO shall have the same qualifications as those of the members
of the
Electoral Board provided in section 6 hereof. on the other hand, the
MBHTESO rechnical
and Administrative support staff shall have the same qualifications as those
of the
Electoral Board Staff provided in Section 19 of this Resolution.

section 21. Entitrement of Honoraria, Aflowances, service credits, and


Other Benefits. - Persons rendering election-related service shall be entiUed to the
following:

a' compensation composed of Honoraria and Allowances. - The chairperson and


Members of the EB, incruding speciar Electorar Board (sEB), the MBHTESO,
their
respective support staff and other support staff shall be entitled to compensation
depending on their roles, which is incrusive of honoraria, travel, communication,
and meal allowances:

ROLE TOTAL COMPENSATION


Gross Amo unt)
Chai erson ofthe E SEB Ph t2 000.00
Members of the E SEB Ph 11 000.00
EB/SEB Support Staff
PPP Support Staff Php 8,000.00
PPP Aide
MBHTE Supervising Official Php 11,000.00
MBHTESO
MBHTESO Technical Su rt Staff Ph 9 000.00
Administrative Su ft Staff Php B 000.00

b. service credit. - A minimum of ten (10) days service credit shall accrue to all
government officials and employees serving as EB, SEB, DESO, and Support Staff.

The honoraria and allowances mentioned herein shall be paid within fifteen (15)
days from the date of election.

section 22. Reportorial Requirements. - The Eo shall, within three (3) days
from the constitution, appointment and designation of the (a) members of EB/SEB and

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their support staff (b) MBHTESo and their support staff, and (c) ppp
support staff and
Aide, submit to the office of the provincial Election Supervisor (opEs),
the following:

a. List containing the names of the appointed members of the EB, their
designations
and an indication whether they are public school teachers or privatJ school
teachers or civil service employees or private citizens, arranged by precinct;

b. List containing the names of the appointed support staff of the EB,
an indication
whether they are public school teachers or private school teachers or civil
service
employees or private citizens, arranged by precinct;

c, List containing the names of the appointed MBHTESo and their support staff,
an
indication whether they are public school teachers or private school teachers
or
civil service employees or private citizens, arranged by polling/ voting center;
and

The Provincial Election supervisor (pES) shall, within three (3) days from receipt
of above enumerated documents, submit the same to the office of the Regional Election
Director (oRED), which shalt then submit within three (3) days the lists to the Finance
service Department (FsD) through the fastest possible means. soft copies in pDF
format
are likewise to be submitted through email at finance@comelec.gov.ph.

ARTICLE III
IilATCHERS

section 23. submission of Authorized Representatives and List of Names


of watchers.- At least fifteen (15) days before election day, independent candidates,
duly registered parties, organizations, or coalitions, coalition of parties, associations or
organizations participating in the Regional parliamentary political party election, shall
provide the Eo concerned with the names and signatures of their representatives
authorized to appoint watchers and the list of names of watchers per clustered precinct
in the city or municipality of the polling place of their watchers indicating their specific
assigned polling place. The Eo shall furnish the EBs copy of the list of representatives
and watchers. Watchers are prohibited to act as assistors to the voters.

ARTICLE IV
EARTY DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTION FORMS, SUPPLIES AND
PARAPHERNALIA

section 24. who May File. - A Request For Authority for Early Distribution shall
be filed jointly by the Eo and Municipal/city Treasurer to the concerned opES,

section 25. Grounds. - The request shall be based on any of the folrowing
circumstances:

1. considerable distance between the office of the city/ Municipal rreasurer and the
location of the Voting Center;

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2. Difficurty or lack of transportation between the office of the city/ Municipar
Treasurer and the Voting Center;

3. The totar number of precincts in the city or municiparity and the feasibirity
of
completing the early distribution to the EBs who s'hall arrive in
time it tneir
assigned voting centers before the opening of the polls; or

4. The peace and order condition in the area justify the early distribution
to ensure
the security of the erection forms, paraphernaria, and suppties as wett
is tne sarety
of the EBs.

section 26. Requirements for Authority for Earry Distribution. - The


following information shalt be provided in the Request for Authority ro1.
i.1y 6iiiiiortion
using the template attached herein as Annex..F":

1. The names of the Election Officer and Municipal/City Treasurer;

2. Date and time of the release;

3. Location of the voting center; and

4. The reason or reasons for the early release.

section 27. when to File - A Request for Authority for Early Distribution shall
be filed not later than September 22, ZO2S.

section 28. Duties of the Regional Erection Director (RED) and pES. - The
concerned PES shall approve the request for authority for early o-istriuution filed
by the
Election officer and Municipal/city Treasurer. Thereafter, tne pgs shall submit
a
consolidated report to the RED.

The concerned RED shall submit his/her consolidated report on the approved
requests to the commission En func, through the office of the Deputy Executive
Director
for operations at odedo@comelec.gov.oh, not later than septemb et 26, 2o2s.

section 29. Notice. - Upon approval of the request, the concerned Eo shall notifo
the candidates, registered Regional parliamentary political parties, coalitions or
associations or organizations participating in the BARMM pE and accredited citizens'
arm,
by posting a notice of the date, time, and place of the early delivery, in the bulletin boards
of the oEo and of the city or municipal hall, and in at least $rree (l) conspicuous places
in
.the
city or municipalig, later than three (3) days before the schedule oi earty
-not
delivery of Election Forms, paraphernalia, and Suppiies.

section 30. Posting in the GOMELEC website - All approved requests for
early distribution of Election Forms, paraphernalia, and supplies si.rall be posted on the
commission on Elections website. For this purpose, the oDEDo shali fonarard the
consolidated report of all approved requesE for early distribution to the Education and
Information Department (EID) for posting in the COMELEC Website.

- -section 31. Early Distribution of Erection Forms, paraphernaria, and


Supplies - The early distribution of Election Forms, paraphernaiia, and'supplies shall be
carried out not earlier than three (3) days from the day of the elections.

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ARTICTE V
FINAL TESTING AND SEALING

section 32. Period for Final resting and sealing (FTS) of ACMS; t{otice. -
on october 10, 2025 (Friday), the EB shail convene in the designated poiling prace
to
test and seal the ACM assigned to its clustered precinct.

In case the FTS of the ACMs cannot be done during the said schedure, the
commission has the option to conduct the same on any day from october 11, 2025
(Friday) until the election day. If the reason for such is due to security and/or other
practical concerns, the Eo may order the conduct of the FTS in the nearest
voting center
or in centralized venue, subject to the approval of the concemed pES.

The Members of the EB, MBHTESO, and their respective support stafF shall be
notified by the Eo, in writing, of the date, time and place of the FTS not later than three
(3) days before the scheduled date of the FTS.

The candidates, political parties, coalition of political parties, registered Regional


Parliamentary Political Parties in the city or municipality, and accredited citizens' arm,
shall, likewise, be notified by the Eo by posting a notice of the date, time and place of
the FTS for each clustered precinct in the bulletin boards of the oEo and of the city or
municipal hall, and in at least three (3) conspicuous places in the city or municipality, not
later than three (3) days before the scheduled of FTS.

Section 33. Disposition of Forms/Supplies. -After the FTS, the EB shall:

a. Submit to the EO the Envelope for Counted FTS Ballots, FTS ERs, and Other
Reports (A17 -FTS) containing the following and seal the same with a paper seal
(CEF No. A12):

1 Diagnostic Report;
2 Initialization Report;
3 Eight (8) copies of National and Local retums;
4 Manual ER;
5 Counted ballots;
6 WPAT; and
7 WPAT Audit Report.

The EO shall keep the above documents until further instructions from the
Commission.

ARTICLE VI
VOTING

Section 34. Who May Vote. - All registered voters whose names appear in the
EDCVL may vote in the 2025 BPE, unless duly signed by the Election Reglstration Board
(ERB) (Chairman and ERB Members).

Section 35. Early Voting Hourc. -The early voting hours shall be from five o'
clock in the morning (5:00AM) to seven o'clock in the morning (7:00 AM) on election

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.day, vihich shall be devoted exclusively for pwDs, scs, including
their assistors, if any,
pregnant, and lactating women. The assistors
may also be allowed to vote du;ng this
time, provided that they are registered voters of the same polling place.

PWDs, SCs, pregnan! and lactating women may also opt to vote in the ppp, if
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established in their voting center starting from five ooock in tire morning (5,ooeu)
to
five otlock in the afternoon (5:00pM) on election day.

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section 36. Regular voting Hourc. - The regurar voting hou6 on erection
day
shall be from seven o' clock in the morning (7:00 AMi to seven -o,
clock In the evening
(7:00 PM).

PWD', scs, pregnant voters, and ractating women shail continue to enjoy
the
priority lane at the polring places from seven o'crock in the
morning (z:oo nNit6-seven
o'clock in the evening (7:00 pM) on election day.

Voters who have not yet cast their votes but are within the thirty (30)-meter radius
in front of the polling place by seven o' clock in the evening (7:00 pM) of election
day
shall still be allowed to cast their votes. The poll clerk shall prompfly prepare
a complete
list in duplicate containing the names of said voters numbered consecutively.
The voters
so listed shall be called to vote by the poll clerk by announcing near the door of the
polling place, in a tone loud enough to be heard throughout the polling place,
each name
three (3) times in the order in which they are listed. Any voter in the list who is not
present or does not respond when called shall no longer be allowed
to vote. The said list
shall be attached to the Minutes.

section. 37. Accessibility of polling ptace to pwDs and scs. - All ctustered
precincts with accessible precincts created pursuant to Republic Act No,
10366 shall be
located at the ground floor of the voting centers, preferably near the entrance of the
building, and be free of any physical barriers and provided with necessary services,
including assistive devices. The minimum standard of accessibility, as stated in Batas
Pambansa Bilang 344, otherwise known as the Accessibility Law, shall be implemented.

The EB shall set up a separate area in said polling place for the exclusive use of
PWDs and scs. Accordingly, the Eos shall coordinate with the proper school or building
officials.

ARTICLE VII
VOTING FOR PERSOT{S WITH DISABILITY, SENIOR CITIZENS, AND
PREGI{ANT VOTERS IN THE PRIORTTY pOLUr{G PLACES (ppps)

Section 38. voting centers with ppps- The following voting centers shall
have PPPs established by the EO that has jurisdiction over them, as follows:

a. Multi-storey voting centers with its upper floors used as polling places; or

b. Single-storey voting centers situated in elevated or downward planes, in such a


manner that voting therein poses harm and/or unnecessary inconvenience to
PWDS, SCs, and/or to Pregnant Voters.

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c' In exceptional circumstances, such as voting centers where the pathway may
pose a health risk to pwDs, scs, and/or pregnant voters
or proves to be
physically challenging for them to reach. The ppp shall be
established at the
nearest point of entry accessible to the voter and within a reasonable distance
from the voting center.

section 39. Types of ppp and their Establishments. - ppps are classified
into the following:

f. PPP - refers to a polling place which is established, as far as practicable, in one


of the rooms at the first or ground floor of all covered voting centers, regardless
of whether an APP has been established therein or not.

g. Makeshift PPP - refers to a ppp made up of light materials established inside


or close to the voting center, strategically located near its entrance.

Section 40. PPP Venue. - All ppPs must have ample space capable of
accommodating the PPP support staff assigned therein and Nor MoRE THAN TEN (10)
PWDs, SCs, and/or Pregnant Voters, including wheelchair-users and assistors, at any
given time.

In the establishment of PPPs, the library, nursery/kinder classroom, principal,s


office, clinic, covered court/school gymnasium, auditorium, and any other space available
may be designated in lieu of or to augment the Ppps established in classrooms, if
necessary, subject to
the consent of
the principal/head teacher/teacher-in-
charge/administrator of the building used as voting center.

Section 41. PPP Waiting/Holding Area. - A waiting area capable of


accommodating AT LEAST IA/ENTY (20) PWDs, SG, and/or pregnant Voters, including
wheelchair-users and their assistors, shall be established near or in closest proximity to
the PPP .

Section 42. Accessibility Features. - All PPPS shall be made accessible by


ensuring that the following minimum standards under Eatas Pambansa Bilang 344 shall
be established therein:

a. Sidewalks, ramps, railings, and the like;


b. Accessible venues closest to the entrance ofthe voting center;
c. Large-print signages and directional signs at the entrance of the voting center
leading to the PPPs; and
d. Other types of assistance, depending upon the disabiliUes on record, such as
the need for Filipino Sign Language Interpreter/s (FSLI/s) for the hard of
hearing, orsuch other reasonable accommodations which may be
implemented.
Such other accessibility features as may be found necessary may be put up in the
PPPS.

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section 43. Early Distribution and online publication of Authorizataon
Forms. - To save on time and facilitate a faster voting process in the ppp,
the Gawad
ng Kapahintulutan/Pagpapaubaya (waiver and Authorization Form) may
be distributed
by the Eo before election day to pwD and sc voters assigned or expected
to vote therein.

A downloadable copy of the Gawad ng Kapahintututan/pagpapaufuya (Waiver and


Authorization Form), herewith attached as Annex',G,., shall likewise be published
in the
COMELEC website and GOMELEC official social media platforms. The
commission,
through the Vulnerable sectors office (vso) and Education and Information Department
(EID), shall endeavour to cause the widest information campaign
on the use of the Garyad
n g Ka pa h intu I uta n/Pa gpa pa uba ya (W aiv er a nd Authorization Form
),

section 44. First-come, First-served Basis.


-voting in ppp shall be on a first-
come, first-served basis. All voters availing thereofshall be treated equally
and shall vote
in the order of their arrival.

section 45. PPp voter Turnout Report. - within fifteen (15) days from
election day, or until october zg,zozs, the concerned Eos shall consolidate the
data
from the Voter Turnout Forms and submit the same to the opES for the consolidation.
The OPES shall submit a Provincial ppp voter Turnout Report to the ORED. The ORED
shall submit a consolidated Regional ppp voter Turnout Report to the vso,

The PES and RED shall ensure timely compliance with this provision by all
concerned EOs of BARMM.

section 46. submission of Early voting Hours (EVH) Tumout Form.


-The
Eos shall consolidate the data from the EVH Voter Turnout Forms and submit the same
to the oRED. The oRED shall, in turn, consolidate the submitted data using the Microsoft
(MS) Form to be provided by the VSo not later than g:00 A.M. on 13 october 2025. The
consolidated data may be sent only once to avoid cluplication of data.

section 47. Data Repository. - The oEo shall be primarily charged with the
safekeeping and custody of all PPP-related data, reports, and any other documents
submitted by the PPP/ss with their jurisdiction and shall ensure their accuracy before
submission to the OPES and ORED.

ARTICLE VIII
PERSONS DEPRMD OF LTBERTY (pDL) VOTTNG rN pDL SPECTAL POLLING -
PLACE (pDL-Spp) AND ESCORTED pDL VOTING

Section 48. Types of PDL Voting, - pDL Voting are classified into two (2) types
as follows:

a. PDL Voting in a Special Polling Place established inside a jail facility or detention
center on election day; and

b. Escorted PDL Voting in a regular polling place.

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section 49. Estabrishment of pDL-Spp. There shalr be a pDL-spp in jair
-
facility or detention center in a district, city, or municiparity based
a
on the folr;;in;:
Number of PDL Voters Number of PDL-SPP
50 to 100 1

101 to 200 2
201 to 300 3

301 to 400 4
401 to 500 5

In case there are more than five hundred (500) pDL voters, one (1) pDL-spp
shail be estabtished FoR EvERy ADDTTToNAL oni xtiHonro (roo) por-
vorrns.
when the jail facility or detention center where a pDL-spp is established has
different compounds, all pDL voters from all the dorms or annexes belonging to the
same
jail facility or detention center may vote in the pDL-Spp.

In case of cities with several districts, the PDL voters of districts other than the
district where the jail facility or detention center is located are entifled to vote in the pDL-
sPP. To maintain order, the division of pDL voters shall be done by listing together pDL
voters belonging to the same district.

Section 50. Preparation EDCVL-PDL and PCVL-PDL. _ The


of the
Information and rechnology Department (ITD) shall prepare the EDcvL-pDL and pcvl-
PDL, which shall contain all the names of pDL voters who shall vote through the pDL-
SPP.

Section 51. Special Electoral Board for pDL Voting (SEB-PDL). _ There
shall be one (1) sEB-PDL for every pDL-spp created pursuant to Section 49 hereof. Each
SEB-PDL shall be composed of a Chairperson, a poll Clerk and a Third Member.

Section 52. Support Staff ofthe SEB-PDL. - For the SEB-PDL Support Staff,
the allocation will be as follows:

Total Number of Clustered Precincts Total Number of Allowed PDL Support


in a Voting Center Staff to the SEB
1-10 1

11-20 2
and so forth, following the same ratio

Section 53. Escorted PDL Voting. - refers to a voting system for the following
PDL voters:

a. Those who are in a jail facility or detention center with less than nfty (50) pDL
voters and where no PDL-SPPs are established for purposes of voting;

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b. Those who are registered vote6 of districts, cities, or municiparities
other than
the distriqt, city, or municipality of incarceration; or

c. Those who are not included in the established pDL-spp after the
annotations of
EDCVLS during the verification and certification of the rist of voters.

or
. For escorted voting to apply, the pDL voter must obtain a court order
allowing him
to vote in the polling prace where his or her precinct is assigned on erection
fe1 day
and that it is logistically feasible on the part of the jail or prison minagement
to escort
him or her to said polling place.

For the above purpose, reasonable measures must be undertaken by the jair
.
prison management to: a) secure the safety of pDL voters;
or
b) prevent their escape; and
c) ensure public safety.

section 54. Requirements for Escorted pDL voting. To avail of Escorted


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PDL voting, the PDL voter must obtain a court order allowing [im or her to vote
in the
polling place where his or her precinct is assigned on election day
by filing the necessary
motion before the lawful court with the assistance of the lail Administrator or his or her
representative, the Public Attorney,s Office, or private counsel.

Nevertheless, Jail Administrators may likewise file or manifest their opposition


before the legal court if they find escorting pDL voters to be logistically unfeasible or may
compromise the security and safety of the pDL voter.

upon issuance of the court order, reasonable measures must be undertaken by


the Jail Administrators to: a) secure the safety of pDL voters and their personnel; b)
prevent PDL's escape; and c) ensure public safety.

section 55. waiver of Right to pDL voting. - lail Administrators shall require
qualified PDL voters who opted not to vote to sign a waiver of their right to vote and
submit the same to the sEB-PDL chairperson before the start of voting in the pDL-spp
or Escorted PDL Voting.

A template of the waiver is attached herewith as Annex ,.H".

Section 56, Partnership with


Agencies and Stakeholders.- The
commission may enter into partnership agreements with other government agencies and
stakeholders to provide more access to PDL voters in the exercise of their political right
to vote.

Section 57. Mobilization Fee of Uniformed perconnel for Escorted Voting.


- The Commission, through its Finance Services Department (FSD), shall provide the
necessary budget for the mobilization fees of uniformed personnel performing election
duties, as follows:

a. Escorting the PDL-SS to ensure the secure and timely collection of pDL ballots
and the return thereof to the voting centers on election day;

b. Escorting the PDL voters for Escorted PDL voting; and

c. Other expenses for mobilization.

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The fund to be allocated to this purpose shail be subject to regurar auditing rules
and regulations.

section 58. PDL voter Turnout Report. - within fifteen (15) days from
election day, or until october 29,2o2s, the concerned Eos shall consolidate the
data
from the voter Turnout Forms and submit the same to the opES for the consolidation.
The oPES shall submit a Provincial pDL Voter Turnout Report to the ORED. The ORED
shall submit a consolidated Regional pDL voter Turnout Report to the VSo.

The PES and REDs shall ensure timely compliance with this provision by all
concerned EOs under their jurisdiction.

ARTICTE IX
FORMS, DOCUMENTS, AND SUPPLIES

section 59. Election Forms, Documents, and supplies. - A. verification


of Forms, Documents, and supplies. - upon receipt of the forms, documents, and
supplies, the concerned treasurer and the Eo shall notify in writing the political parties,
candidates, and citizens' arms that the forms, documents, and supplies have been
delivered to the office of the city/Municipal rreasurer and that a verification will be
conducted on a scheduled date, time, and place. For this purpose, the verification should
be conducted within three (3) days from receipt of the forms and supplies.

Based on the packing list received, the treasurer shall verify the accuracy, quantity,
and completeness of the forms and supplies in the presence of the Eo and the others
who were earlier notified. In case of missing or misdelivered forms, documents, and
supplies, or any analogous circumstances, the city/Municipal treasurer shall report to the
EO, who shall report to the Command Center.

During the verification and inspection of the official ballots, the vacuum plastic seal
should not be opened.

8. Final resting and sealing. - The duly designated member of the EB shall
obtain from the oEo the following forms, documents, and supplies on the morning of the
day scheduled for the FTS of the ACM, unless the EO provides an earlier period:

FROM THE CITY/MUNICIPAL ELECTION OFFICER


CEF NO. DESCRIPTION RATE OF
DISTRIBUTION PER
CLUSTERED
PRECINCT
Election Forms
A6-FTS FTS Ballots 10 Pieces
A9.TS Election Returns for Testing and Sealing 1 I Set of 4 pagei
All Minutes of Final Testing and Sealing of ACM, 1 Set of 2 copies
Voting, Counting and Transmission of Votes
At2 Paper Seal 1 Piece
Envelope for Voting and Counting

2t
A17-FTS For Counted FTS Ballots, FTS Election 1 Piece
Returns, and Other Reports
BPE Supplies
FTS Ballots Secrecy Folder t2 Pieces
l_ Indelible Ink 4 Bottles
Ballpen for EBs 3 Pieces
L Thumbprint/Fingerprint Taker 1 Piece

c. Election Day. - The duly designated member of the EB shall obtain the forms,
documents, and supplies early in the morning of Election Day, unless an earlier date is
authorized by the Commission. The list of Supplies and Materials for Election Day is hereto
attached as ANNEX "I".

The forms and supplies to be distributed by the Election Officer are the following:

a. One copy of the PCVL duly certified by the ERB to be posted outside the polling
place;

b. The EDCVL duly certified by the ERB; and

c. Copies of Appointment and Oath of Office of the EB and Support Staff (CEF
No. A5 & CEF No. A5-A).

The duly authorized member of the EB shall carefully check the correctness and
quantity of the election forms, documents, and supplies actually received. Said member
shall sign the certificate of Receipt (cEF No. A14) in three (3) copies to be distributed as
follows:

a. The original shall be delivered to the City/Municipal Treasurer who shall transmit
the same to the EO for submission to the Election Records and Statistics
Department (ERSD), Commission on Elections, Intramuros, Manila,
immediately after Election Day;

b. The second (2nd) copy shall be given to the Cify/Municipal Treasurer who shall
keep the same for his/her file; and

c. The third (3'd) copy shall be retained by the EO who shall also keep the same
for his/her own file.

SECTION 60. Forms to be Reproduced when l{eeded. - The following forms


may be reproduced when needed:

a. Temporary Appointment of Chairperson/Poll ClerlV Member (CEF No. A30);


b. Certificate of Challenge or Protest and Decision of the EB (CEF No. A35);
c. Oath ofVoter Challenged for Illegal Acts (CEF No. A39); and
d. Oath to Identiry a Challenged Voter (CEF No. A40).

ARTICLE X

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DISPOSMOil OF DOCUMENTS
SECTION 61. Disposition of ACM, Ballot Bores, Election Returns
and
other Documents. - when the counting of votes has ended and the results
of the
election in the polring prace have arready been announced, the
EB shail:

a. Place inside the ballot box the following:

1. Sealed Envelopes containing:

i. Copy of printed ERs intended for the ballot box;


ii. Copy of the Minutes intended for the ballot box;
iii. Half of torn unused ballots; and rejected ballots, if any; and

2. WPAT Receptacle.

b. Close the flap of the ballot box with the security seal. To protect the ballots and
other election documents therein from elements such as water and dust, cover the
ballot box with packaging tape by wrapping the tape around the cover and
extending it to the upper part of the ballot box. The EB shall affix their signatures
on the tape, and require the watchers present to also affix their signatures.

c. Turn over the box containing the AcM and its peripherals to the logistics provider.
In the absence of the logistics provider, the EB shall turn over the AcM box to the
EO or the authorized representative, who shall, in turn, coordinate with the
logistics provider for the schedule of the retrieval thereof;

d' Deliver the ballot box, accompanied by watchers, to the city/municipal treasurer.
For this purpose, the city/municipal treasurer shall, at his/her own expense,
provide at the voting center the necessary personnel and transportation facilities
for the retrieval.

e. In case the ballot box delivered by the EB is not sealed, the treasurer shall seal
the ballot box, and include such fact, together with the serial number of the plastic
seal used, in his/her report to the Commission; and

f. Deliver to the EO the following documents, papers, or peripherals:

i. EDCVL;
2. PCVL;
3. Sealed Envelope containing:

t. Copy of the Minutes intended for the Commission (CEF No. A11);
ii. Other Half of Torn Unused Official Ballots;
iii. Initialization Report;
iv. Precinct Audit Log Repoft;
Precinct Statistical Report;

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vi' copies of the ERs intended for the provinciar Board of canvassers
(CEF No. A17);
vii. Copies of the ERs intended for Commission (CEF No. A17).

4. The enverope containing the main usB storage for use by


the city/municipar
board of canvassers through the Reception and Custody Group (RCG);

5. Ballot feeder in case it was praced inside the bailot box during deployment;
and

6. Other pertinent papers and documents.

After the counting of votes, the Eo or the city/ municipal treasurer shall require
the EB, which failed to turn over the election documents or paraphernalia,
to deliver them
immediately and inform him/ her that failure to do so may constitute
an election offense.

ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

sEcrIoN 62. preservation of the List of voters. - The Eo shall keep the
EDCVL and PCVL in a safe place until further instructions from the commission.

sEcrroil 63. omission or Erroneous Inclusion of Election Documents


and Paraphernalia in Ballot Box. - If, after sealing the ballot box, the EB discovers
that some election documents required inside the ballot box as enumerated in section
61 (a) were not placed, the EB, instead of opening the ballot box, shall deliver the said
election documents to the Eo. The Eo shall take appropriate measures to preserve the
integrity of such documents.

The ballot box shall not be reopened to take out any election document or
paraphernalia except upon prior written authority of the commission. The members
of
the EB, the treasurer, and the watchers shall be notified of the time and place of said
opening of the ballot box.

sEcrlot{ 64. Roles of the Regional Election Director (RED), Assistant


Regional Election Directors (AREDs), provincia! Election supervisorc (pEss),
SGA Supervising Lawyer and Election Ofricers (EOs). - The REDs, AREDs, pESs,
SGA Supervising Lawyer and EOs shall ensure the strict implementation of the provisions
of this Resolution and the timely compliance with the reportorial requirements. Non-
compliance shall be dealt with administratively in accordance with the existing policy of
the Commission.

sEcrIoN 65. special Procedures. - The express provisions of this Resolution


notwithstanding, the commission may, in exceptional cases, adopt special procedures in
the voting, counting, transmission, consolidation, storage, custody, distribution and
retrieval of accountable forms and paraphernalia to fulfill its mandate to ensure free,
orderly, honest, peaceful, and credible elections.

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sEcrroN 55. Effectivity. - This Resolution shall take effect on the seventh (7th)
day after its publication in two (2) daily newspapers of general clrculation in the
Philippines and the Commission website.

sEcrIoN 67. Publication and Dissemination. - The Education and


Information Department, this commission, shall cause the publication of this Resolution
in two (2) daily newspapers of general circulation in the philipplnes and furnish copies to
all RED, PES and EO.

SO ORDERED.

GEORGE ERWIN M. GARCIA


Chairman

AIMEE P. FEROLINO REY E. BULAY


Commissioner Commissioner

ERNESTO FERDINAND P. MACEDA, JR. NELSON J. CELIS


Commissioner Commissioner

MARIA NORINA S. TANGARO.CASINGAL NOLI R. PIPO


Commissioner Commissioner

CERTIFICATION

APPROVED for publication on August 18, 2025.

DIR. CON ELO B. DIOLA


Director IV
Office of the Comelec Secretary

This Resolution can be verified at this number (02)85272987; email address


comsec@comelec.gov. ph

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Annex "A"

(FOR RECOMMENDATORY PURPOSES OHLY)

CERTIFIED LIST OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS WHO ARE WILLING, AVAILABLE, AND QUAUFI€D TO SERVE AS MEMBERS OF THE ELECTORAL BOARDS FOR THE OCTOBER 13, 2025
BANGSAMORO AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MII{DANAO (BARIIIM) PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIO,{S (PE)

WILLING, SERVED IT{ THE PREVIOUS


SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT
AVAILABLE, AND REGISTERED ELECTIOI{S AS MEMBER OF THE
NAME
POSTTTON/ scHool oF QUALIFIEDI TO VOTERS WTTH ELECTORAL BOARDS (If
(The signature is an attestation to
DESIGNATION ASSIGNMENT BECOi,IE A MEMBER ACTIVE STATUS applicable, indicate position held and
(YES/NO) the truthfulness of all the facts
OF THE ELECTORAL election years)
indicated in this Certlficate)
BOARD (YES NO Y NO

f__

Autonomous Region In Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Parliamentary ElGctlons (PE),

Date of the Req uest of the OEO:


Date of Submission to the OEO

(t{rme lnd slgn ture)


,4AHTE/DcpEd Offici.l in thG Dlrtrict Clty, or Hunklp.llty

Subocrlbed and Sworn to before me this day of Amant exhlbitlng b me hb/her comp€tent evldenc. of idendty: _.

- N.m. and Signatur. of the Election Ofticer as Adminirtering Officer


Annex "A-1"

(FOR RECOMTIENDATORY PURPOSES oNLY)

CERTIFIED LIST OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AS SUBSTITUTES WHO ARE WILLING, AVAILABLE, AI'ID QUALIFIED TO SERVE AS MEMBERS OF THE ELECTORAL BOARDS FOR THE OCTOBER
13, 2025 AAHGSAIiIORO AUTONOMOUS REGIOl{ IT{ MUSLIM MII{DANAO (AARHM), PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS (PE)

WILLII{G, SERVED IN THE PREVIOUS T- SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT


AVAILABLE, AND REGISTERED ELECTIOI{S AS MEMBER OF THE
POSTTIOt{/ SCHOOL OF QUALIFIEDl TO VOTERS WTTH ELECTORAL BOARDS (If
NAME (The signature is an attestatron to
DESIGNATION ASSIGI{MEI{T BECOIIE A MEI.IBER ACTIVE STATUS applicable, indicate positlon held and
(YEs/ o) the truthfulness of all the facts
OF THE ELECTORAL eledion years)
indlcated in thls Certlflcate)
BOARD (YES/NO) NO

t-

Autonomous Rcgion In Mudlm Lllnd.nao (BARMM) Parli.m€ntary Electlons (PE),

Date of the Request of the OEO:_._


Oate of Submission to the OEO:

(r{.mG tnd Slgnrtu.c)


!,rBHTE/tfcpEd Or chl in tr. Dl3trl6 City, or Municip.tity

Subscribed and Sryorn to before me this _ day of Affiant exhibiting to me his/her competent evidence of identity:

t{rrne and Slgnature ot the Election Ofncer ri Administering Ofncer


-
Annex "D"

(FOR RECOUMENDATORY PURPOSES Of{LY)

CERTIFIED LIST OT DEPED/MBHTE NON-TEACHING PERSO NEL WHOAREWILLING, AVAILABLE. AI{D QUALIFIEDTO SERVE AS MEMBERS OF THE ELECTORAL BOARDS FOR THE
OCTOBER 13, 2025 NATIOITIAL AND LOCAL ELECIIO S A D BATIGSA ORO AUTOdOMOUS REGION ITI MUSLIM MII{DANAO (BARMM) PARTIAMENTARY ELECTIONS (PE)

U'ILLING, r SERVED IN THE PREVIOUS


SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT
AVAILABLE, AI{D REGISTERED ELECTIO'IS AS MEMBER OF THE
IIAME
POSITION/ scHool oF QUALIFIEDl TO VOTERS WITH ELECTORAL BOARDS (If
(The signature is an attestatron to
DESIGNATION ASSIGNMENT BECOME A MEMBER ACTIVE STATUS applicable, indicate postion held and
the truthfulness of all the facts
OF THE ELECTORAL (YES/NO) election years)
indicated in this Certificate)
BOARD (YES/NO) (YES/NO) _ -

_+_
l

I hereby certify that the foregoing DepEd non-teaching personnel ar€ qualified, willing, and ayailable to serve as Membe6 of the Elcctoral Boards for the October 13, 2025
Bangsamoro Autoflomous Region ln usllm Mlndanao (BARMM) Padlamentary Elections (PE),
DatE ot the Rcgu€st of th€ OEO| _
Date of Submission to the OEO

(N.ms and Sign t{rc)


MBHTE/DaPEd Ofndrl in tlr. Dlrtrict Clty, o. l.lunlclp.llty

Subscribed and Swom to before me this _ day of Affiant exhibiting to me his/her competent evidenc€ of idcntity:

Nrme tnd ggnatu.e ot the Ele<tion Oftlc€r as Administe.ing Officer

ftl$y Commlssloo, are srmllady bound to comply wlth said laws, .ules and regulatlons, relating to the privacy, secuflty, confidenuality, protectbn and accountablllty.

to ipcal and write In8lirh, fillpino. or the toaa DaaLct aod ol know int.grity.nd (ompeteace.

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