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Serge Osmeña pushes for return of manual voting in 2019 elections

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Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/10/17/serge.jpg"/><figcaption>Former senator Sergio Osmeña files his certificate of candidacy for the 2019 senatorial elections on Wednesday, October 17, 2018. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ASB-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA- Former senator Sergio Osmeña III proposed on Tuesday that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) revert to manual voting and counting for the 2019 midterm elections.</p><p>Claiming that he was <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/halalan2016/nation/05/19/16/osmena-decries-widespread-cheating-in-polls">cheated</a> during the 2016 senatorial race, Osmeña said the Comelec should revert to manual voting and counting but automate the canvassing to ensure clean elections.</p><p>&quot;I think we should bring back just manual voting and automate the canvassing,&quot; he said on ANC&#x27;s &quot;Beyond Politics.&quot;</p><figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1420783" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p><br/> <br/>The veteran politician ranked 14th in the 2016 senatorial race, blaming &quot;widespread&quot; cheating for his defeat. He deferred from filing an electoral protest.</p><p>Osmeña said manual counting of votes in the precincts only takes a &quot;few hours&quot; and is &quot;transparent.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Nevermind what happened 2 years ago, that&#x27;s water under the bridge but I feel we should go back to manual voting because it&#x27;s transparent,&quot; he said.</p><p>The Philippines held its first fully automated elections nationwide in 2010.</p><p>Osmeña is seeking to bounce back from his defeat in the 2016 senatorial race, this time as an independent candidate.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/17/18/serge-osmea-eyes-return-to-senate">Serge Osmeña eyes return to Senate</a></li></ul><p>A Sept. 1 to 7 Pulse Asia poll on voter preferences placed Osmeña in the 8th to 17th range. </p><p>Asked what made him decide to seek a Senate return, Osmeña said he wants to give the poor a voice amid rising prices of goods in the country.</p><p>&quot;Today we have serious economic problems and I don&#x27;t see anybody who&#x27;s conversant enough with the economy to be able to participate,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;I better give the poor a voice in the economic situation of the country... Somebody has got to get a handle on things,&quot; he added.</p>

<p>Osmeña said manual counting of votes in the precincts only takes a "few hours" and is "transparent."</p>

Osmeña said manual counting of votes in the precincts only takes a "few hours" and is "transparent."

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Serge Osmeña pushes for return of manual voting in 2019 elections

Arianne Merez,

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Published Oct 23, 2018 11:45 PM PHT

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