MANILA, Philippines — A bill seeking the implementation of a hybrid election system in the country reached the Senate floor on Monday.
As chair of the Senate electoral reforms committee, Senator Imee Marcos endorsed for plenary approval Senate Bill No.1950 or the proposed Hybrid Election Act during the Senate session.
The proposed legislation, which seeks to amend the law authorizing the Commission on Elections to implement an automated system in the elections, is contained under Committee Report No. 151. The report is signed by 14 senators.
In sponsoring the bill, Marcos said elections in the country “can never be transparent” and secure under the fully automated election sys…
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