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Fartial Transcript of Stenographic NotesMeetirrg of the Commission on ElectionsHeld on April 6, 2O1OFreseht:Chairman Jose A. R. MeloCommissioner Rene V. SarmientoCommissioner Nicodemo T. Ferrer

Cornrnissioner Lucenito N. TagleCommissioner Armando C: VelascoCommissioner Elias R. YusoPhOn Official Business:Commissioner Gregorio Y. Larrazabal

XXX XXX XXXClrairman Melo: O ngayon, yong ah, we need to have another call for thesecrecy folder. Kailangan pa ba talaga ang secrecy folder?Comrn. fagle: Yan na nga...Comm. Sarmiento: Baka hindi na kailatrgan Chair.Cgrnnr. Velasco: llirrdi yong secrecy of ballot eh, baka ma-kwan din tayo doneh. 'Clrainrrarr l"lelo: llindi, kailangan yon...Atty. Dela Crr-rz: Ano na lang, yong tolder na lang,Conrm. Velasco: Palagay ko yorrg dati kasi Sir, sabi mahaba, hindi narnan...Chair rrrarr l4elo: Masl

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Chairrnarr Melo: Hindi, party-list lang naman ang mahaba eh...Comm, Sarrriento: Party-list lang rrarnan ang rnahaba eh.Comm. Velasco: Yong rrational...Chairman Melo: Kung titignan mo oh, nandyan ang president, etc., etc., taposparty-list nrahaba, sa kabila maikli lang...Comm. Sarmiento: O mahaba...Comm. Yusoph: Sal

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Conrrn. Velasco; ...frrture use, sa mga..Comm. Sarnriento: ...kaso...Comrn. Velasco: ..mga official, oo, lalagyan ng mga kaso, kasi pangit namaq) Sirrnaglalagay ka ng kaso "BALLOT SECRECY FOLDER,' ang. rrakasrrlat Sir eh,Chairrnan Melo: So what's wrong with that?Cnmm. Velasco: Di ko to...Comm. Tagle: Di na magagamit na...Chairman Melo: I don't see anything wrong with that.Cornm. Velasco: Kasi mas maganda kung yong gagamitin na lang natin yongseal na lang ng COMELEC, di na lang ilalagay ang...Comm. Sarmiento: Kaya lang mag-i-imprenta pa rin tayo kLrng...Comrn. Tagle: ...additional... oComm. Sarmiento: Oo additional,Comm. Velasco: l-1indi kwarr yon, pag magamit lahat, kung kulang...Conrm. Sarmiento: Ah plain na lang, plain...comm. Velasco: ...yong seal na lang ng coMELEc, yong extra, pero yon parinang gagamitin natin...Chairman Melo: Malal

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YXX XXX XXX(xxx not related to ballot secrecy folder)chairman Melo: Ito rnuna, ito munang ano, importante, we have to have,another ano ngalan sa secrecy folder, kailanqan pa ba, is thatrequired by law?Cornm. Taqlo: llindi naman cJi ba?Atty. Dela CrLrz: Under the law, voting booth van noon/ di ba, so we, we come

up wilh a secrecy folder, na, equivalent to where the votersaAt-lContm. Qarrlrianto: Sectecy of the ballots, sanctity of the ballot,Atiy. Dela Crrlz: ...sanctity of the ballot...Comm. Sarrniento: ....pero walang sinasabing secrecy folder?Atty. llela Crrrz: Wala Sir.Comrr. Sarmiento: May booth...Atty. Dela Cruz; Expensive...Dir-. Sirrocnrz: Mas expensive yong voting booth kesa folder...Chairman Melo: Secrecy of the ballot...Cornm. Sarmiento: Secrecy of the ballot...Chairman Melo: Meanirrg to say secrecy of the ballot...Comm. Sarmiento: Di nal

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Atty. Alarl

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Comm. Sarmiento: 20...comm, Velasco: o 20...tinres 70... 1.5 nrillion, 1.5 rnillion ang...Comrn. Sarmiento: Scl mas less...Chairman Melo: 1.5 rnillion...Comm. Yusoplr: 1.5 times three pesos...three pesos yon?Cornm. Sarrniento: How rnuch?Cornrn. Yusoplr :Chairmarr l'lelo:

Three pescrs, tirnes three..1 .6?

Comrn. Sarmiento: 1.6 times three pesos..Corrrrn. Yrrsoplr: Four point, four point sornetlrinq..Cotnrn. Salrniento: 48 rrrillion na, rnagkano?Atty. Dola Crrrz: l:orrr poirrt fir,re...s,Ccrrrrrn. Sarrniento: Forrr point five rnilliorr na Chair.Atty" Dela Cruz: Kurrg three ah, l

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Chairman Melo:

Comm. Ferrer:Chairrnan Melo:Cornrn. Yusoplr:Clrairmarr 14elo:Cc.rmnr. Tagle:chairnrarr Melo:Cornm. Fer rer:Chairman Melo:Comnr. Yusoph:Clrairnrarr Melo:

Cortrrl . Sar"rniento:Chairrrrarr l,1elo:Comm. Ferrer:Chairman Nlelo:Comm. Sarmiento:Chairman Melo:

Atty. Alarkon:

Comm, Yusoph:Atty. Alarkon:Chairman Melo:

Ah, ya, yd, yd, yd,yd, kaya ito, dahil ito, because yesterday,the presscon statements were made that there will be aninvestigatiorr, that they will. look into, these anong ngalan, so i-explain mo na lang. Now, you are designated as Investigator,ha, you look into tlrese, then you get all of the, theexplanations, ha, from Lea, in fact, ako, I made statementalready, that there's seems to be no overprice. The folder isnot overpriced. It's just too luxurious for us. It is as if weordered a Cadillac, instead of..., we ordered a Porsche, insteadof a, instead of a Mazda. If I'm considering the statements,yesterday, that I, and for you, for your own good, you look intoit and then, you make,a report. Yong mga explanations nila.Because I, it's a lapse in the judgement, that, kumuha tayo ngnras mahal, di pala natin kailangan yong mahal, pwede namanpala dito sa, that's it. You,are not perfect people, we.are notin, but tlre good thirrg is that, we correct our errors. Ok, di ba?Uhnr..Sino maq-iimbestiga ikaw o si?Si, si...Rafa na n.. "Si, si"..Ra[a rranSi Director Rafanan.Ang tumatango si, si, tumatango, bal

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Comm, Sarmiento:Chairman Melo:

Atty. Alarkon:

Chairman Melo:Atty. Alarkon:

Chairrnan Melo:Atty. Alarl

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Comm. Sarmiento:Comm" Ferrer:Chairman Melo:Comm, \/elasco:

Chairman Melo:Comm. Veiasco:Atty. Alarkon:

Prof. Garcia:

Chairman Melo:Prof. Garcia:

eornm. Ferrer:Frof. Garcia:

Atty. Alarkon:

Chairmarr Melo:Atty. Alarl

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Atty. Alar[