Commission on Elections officials reported that the testing and sealing of Precinct Count Optical Scan machines went with almost no glitches in the provinces of Antique, Aklan, Ilolo, Cebu and Leyte.
Lawyer Ian Lee Ananoria, Aklan election supervisor, said the testing and sealing of the machines had been completed in five of the province's 17 towns as of Saturday morning and the process was expected to be completed for the rest of the province by the end of the day. The province has been allotted 492 PCOS machines.
He said the results were accurate and only two machines had defective cards.
There were also no reports of defects and problems in the machines tested in Antique as of Saturday noon. The testing in the province was expected to last until Sunday.
The testing and sealing in Iloilo provinces started Saturday morning and was expected to last also until Sunday.
In Iloilo City, the testing and sealing will be conducted on Sunday morning, according to election assistant supervisor Jonathan Sayno.
In Cebu, election officials declared Saturday that they were 80 percent ready for the elections on Monday. This after some towns and cities successfully conducted testing and sealing of the PCOS machines, with perfect results.
Cebu provincial election supervisor Lionel Marco Castillano said they successfully tested the PCOS machines with the reconfigured flashcards in Carmen, Sta. Fe, Malabuyoc, Naga City, Toledo City, Lapu-Lapu City, and Bantayan.
Ronnie Amistoso, election coordinator in Bogo City, said the testing was successful, although they encountered minor glitches like the mismatch serial numbers of the PCOS machines and flashcards in two barangays and stickers they could not find to seal the flashcards.
Castillano said other areas in Cebu including the cities of Cebu and Mandaue will conduct the testing and sealing Sunday.
In Tacloban City, the testing of the PCOS machines also went smoothly, according to city elections officer Rosemarie Ann Polistico.
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