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SENATE 
S. No.. 1719 
Introduced by Senato.r Miriam Defenso.r Santiago. 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Co.nstitutio.n, Article IX-C, Sectio.n 2, Paragraph 9, pro.vides that o.ne o.f the main 
functio.ns o.f the Co.mmissio.n o.f Electio.ns is to. "submit to. the President and the Co.ngress a 
co.mprehensive repo.rt en the co.nduct o.f each electio.n, plebiscite, initiative, referendum or 
recall." 
Altho.ugh the Co.melec has been co.mplying with this provisio.n after every regular 
electio.n, basic electo.ral data co.ntained in the repo.rt are net even co.mplete, let alene" 
co.mprehensive. Interested parties, candidates, and researchers find the volumino.us repo.rt o.f very 
limited value because the data in these repo.rts are net co.mparable. 
As an implementing act o.f the afo.rementio.ned co.nstitutio.nal provisio.n, this bill defines 
the wo.rd "co.mprehensive" in terms o.f the minimum co.ntents o.f such repo.rt. By providing the 
minimum co.ntents o.f the repo.rt, the o.bjective o.f the bill is to. ensure that the Co.melec repo.rt 
shall co.ntain basic and co.mplete electo.ral data as a matter o.f reco.rd. Further, it provides that the 
repOtt be made auto.matically available in the Natio.nal Library, all libraries of state colleges and 
universities, pro.vincial o.r city o.r municipal libraries. ' 
• This bill was originally filed during the Thirteenth Congress, First Regular Session. 
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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
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OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S.No. 1719 
Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
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AN ACT 
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PROVIDING FOR THE MINIMUM CONTENTS OF A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT OF 
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ELECTIONS TO THE PRESIDENT AND TO CONGRESS 
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BY THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Comprehensive COMELEC 
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Report Act." 
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SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is the policy of the. State to document significant 
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political processes such as elections. In line with this, Commission on Elections is directed by 
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the Constitution to prepare and submit a comprehensive report on the conduct of each election, 
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plebiscite, initiative, referendum and recall to the President and to Congress. 
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SECTION 3. Nature and Contents of the Comprehensive Report. - A comprehensive 
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COMELEC Report to the President and the Congress after every regular or special election shall 
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contain, but not limited to, the following: 
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(A) Narrative Assessment. 
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(1) A complete but concise explanation on the context of the elections conducted 
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and the election calendar. 
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(2) Amendments to and salient features of the election code and other laws 
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governing the conduct of the electoral exercise. 
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(3) Cost of Administering the Particular Political Exercise 
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(a) The actual cost of the election to the national and local govermnents, if 
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(b) A breakdown of expenditures by item. 
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(4) Other information which the Commission of Elections deem important. 
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(B) Basic Electoral Data 
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(l)OnVoters 
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(a) Number of registered voters per city/municipality; 
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(b) Number of voters who actually voted (voters' turnout) per 
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city/municipality; 
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(c) Number of the Voter's Registration Records (VRRs) used and 
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cancelled. 
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(2) On Precincts 
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(a) Number of precincts that functioned in the immediately preceding 
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elections by city/municipality; 
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(b) Number of precincts newly created for the election under consideration 
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by city/municipality; 
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(c) Total number of precincts for the election under review by 
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city/municipality; 
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(d) Number of precincts that actually functioned or failed to function by 
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city/municipality and the grant total number of precincts nationwide. 
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(3) On the number of Ballots, Election Returns, Ballot' Boxes and other 
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accountable forms. 
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(a) Number of printed ballots, election returns and other accountable 
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forms; 
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(b) Number of ballots, election returns, ballot boxes and all other 
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accountable forms actually used, spoiled and unused. 
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(4) On Candidates 
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(a) List of all candidates, party affiliation and their profession; 
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(b) Number of votes each candidate garnered by type of position. 
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(i) for President and Vice-president - the results by province and 
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city in all other regions except NCR where it is by city and municipality; 
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(ii) for Senators - the results by province; 
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(iii)for Congressmen - the results by district; 
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(iv)for Governor, Vice-Governor and Members of the Sangguniang 
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Panlalawigan - the results by province 
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(v) for Mayors, Vice-Mayors and Members of the Sangguniang 
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Pangbayan /Panglungsod - the result by city/municipality or 
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district. 
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(c) Amount and sources of campaign funds, if already available. 
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(5) On election protests, violence and other election violations and offenses list 
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and status of election protests filed with regards to the election( s) being reported; 
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(a) Number of election related incidents of violence, offenses, and 
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violations of the election law by provinces and cities for all regions except for 
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NCR where it will be by cities and municipalities. 
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(6) Other data which the Commission on Elections may deem important. 
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SECTION 4. Date of Publication. - The COMELEC shall submit the comprehensive 
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Report not more than one (1) year after the holding of a regular or special election. 
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SECTION 5. Dissemination of and Accessibility to the Report. - In addition to the 
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President and the Congress, the COhlELEC shall provide copies of the Report to all public 
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libraries. 
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SECTION 6. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act or part thereof is held 
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invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of the Act or the provision not otherwise affected shall 
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remain valid and subsisting. 
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SECTION 7. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive 
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order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule, or regulation contrary to or inconsistent 
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with the provisions ofthis Act is hereby repealed, modified, or amended accordingly. 
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SECTION 8. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
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publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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