Article 54p. 54

OMNIBUS ELECTION CODE ELECTION LAWS, RULES AND PROCEDURES

(a) The first fourteen (14) copies shall be given to the

fourteen

(14)

accredited

major

national

parties

in

accordance with a voluntary agreement among them. If

no such agreement is reached, the Commission shall

decide which parties shall receive the copies on the basis

of the criteria provided in Section 26 hereof;

(b) The next three copies shall be given to the three

accredited major local parties in accordance with a

voluntary agreement among them. If no such agreement

is reached, the Commission shall decide which parties

shall receive the copies on the basis of criteria analogous

to that provided in Section 26 Hereof;

(c) The next five copies shall be given to national

broadcast or print media entities as may be equitably

determined by the Commission in view of propagating

the copies to the widest extent possible;

(d) The next two copies shall be given to local

broadcast or print media entities as may be equitably

determined by the Commission in view of propagating

the copies to the widest extent possible;

(e) The next four copies to the major citizens' arms,

including

the

accredited

citizens'

arms

and

other

non-partisan groups or organizations enlisted by the

Commission

pursuant

to

Section

52(k)

of

Batas

Pambansa Blg. 881;

(f)

The

next

copy

to

be

placed

inside

the

compartment of the ballot box for valid ballots; and

(g) The last copy to the provincial board of canvassers.

The certified print copies may be claimed at the

polling place. Any unclaimed copy shall be brought by

the chairman of the board of election inspectors to the

canvassing center where the recipients or representatives

may claim them. Copies still unclaimed at the canvassing

center shall be placed in the custody of the chairman of

the board election inspectors, who shall produce them

when requested by the recipient or when ordered by a

competent authority.

Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding,

any of the recipients of the print or digital copies of the

election return may conduct an unofficial consolidation

of votes and may announce the result to the public.

The Commission shall post its digital files in its

website for the public to view or download at any time of

the day. The Commission shall maintain the files at least

three years from the date of posting.

Any violation of this section, or its pertinent portion,

shall constitute an election offense and shall be penalized

in accordance with Batas Pambansa Blg. 881.

(as amended by RA No 8045, 8173, 9369)

Section 28. Canvassing by Provincial City, District

and Municipal Board of Canvassers. -

(a) The City or municipal of board of canvassers shall

canvass the election return of President, Vice president,

Senator and Members of the House of Representatives

and for elective provincial and city or municipal officials:

Provided , That the returns for national positions shall be

canvassed first Upon completion of the canvass, it shall

prepare the certificate of canvass for of Representatives

and elective provincial officials, announce the results of

the

election

for

national

positions

in

the

city

or

municipality, and thereafter, proclaims the elected city or

municipal officials, as the case may be.

(b) The city board of canvassers of cities comprising

one or more legislative district shall canvass the election

returns for president, vice-president, senator, members of

the House of Representatives and elective city officials:

Provided , That the returns for positions shall be canvassed

first. Upon completion of the canvass, the board shall

prepare

the

certificate

of

canvass,

of

president,

vice-president, and senator, announce the results of the

election for national positions in the city, and thereafter,

proclaim the elected members of the House of the

Representatives and city officials.

(c) (1) In the Metro Manila Area such municipality

comprising a legislative district shall have district board of

canvass the election return for President, Vice-Presidents,

Senator, Members for the House of Representatives and

elective municipal officials: Provided , That the return for

national positions shall be prepare the certificate of

canvass for president, vice-presidents, senators, announce

the results of the election for national position in the

municipality,

and

thereafter,

proclaim

the

elected

member of the House of the Representatives and city

officials.

(2) Each component municipality in a legislative

district in the Metro Manila Area shall have a municipal

board of canvassers which shall canvass the election

returns for president, vice-president, senator, members of

the House of representatives and elective municipal

officials: Provided , That the returns for national positions

shall be canvassed first. Upon completion of the canvass,

it shall prepare the certificate of canvass for presidents,

vice-presidents, senators, and members of the House of

the Representatives, announce the results of the election

for national position in the municipality, and thereafter,

proclaim the elected municipal officials.

(3) The district board of canvassers of each legislative

district comprising two municipalities in Metro Manila

area shall canvass the certificate of canvass the for

President, Vice-Presidents, Senator and Members of the

House of representatives submitted by the municipal

board of canvassers of the Component municipalities.

Upon

completion of the canvass, it shall prepare a

certificate of canvass for president, vice-president, and

senator, announce the results of the election for national

positions in the district, and thereafter, proclaim the

elected member of the House of the Representatives in

the legislative district.

(d) The provincial board of canvassers shall canvass

the certificate of canvass for president, vice president,

senators and members of the House of Representatives

and

elective

provincial officials as well as plebiscite

results, if any plebiscite is conducted simultaneously with

the

same

election,

as

submitted

by

the

board

of

canvassers

of

municipalities

and

component

cities:

Provided , That the returns for national position shall be

canvassed first. Upon completion of the canvass, it shall

prepare

the

certificate

of

canvass

for

president,

vice-president, and senator, announce the results of the

election for national position in the province, proclaim the

elected member of the House of Representatives and

provincial officials as well as the plebiscite results, if any.

In

conducting

the canvass of election return of

certificates of canvass, as the case may be, the board of

canvassers in a municipality, city, district or province shall

project each election return or certificate of canvass on a

wall from which its contents shall be read in order that

those present in the canvassing canter may follow the

progress of the canvassing process from beginning to

end.

The

Commission

may

utilize

the

appropriate

projection equipment for this purpose.

Immediately

after

the

certificate

of

canvass

for

national positions is accomplished, the chairman of the

Board of Canvassers shall announce the posting of the

second copy thereof and its supporting statement of

votes

on

a

wall

with

sufficient

lighting

within the

premises of the canvassing center. He shall then proceed

to do the same in the present in the canvassing center.

Without delay and when feasible, he shall capture images

of the certificate of canvass and supporting statements of

votes

using

a

secured

data

capturing

device

and

thereafter, while in the premises of the canvassing center,

immediately print the data so captured in thirty (30)

copies. The board of canvassers shall then authenticates

each printed copy, in the presence of watchers and within

public view, by closely comparing the same with the

certificate of canvass or statement of votes, as the case

may be, posted on of the wall. If the board finds each

printed copy a faithful reproduction of the certificate of

canvass or statement of votes, all members thereof shall

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