FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
) 
First Regular Session 
) 
S E N A T E  
S. B. No. 
348 
Introduced by Senator JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The State recognizes the vital role of communication and information in 
nation-building. As such, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) as one of 
the constitutional bodies which is tasked to handle the conduct of each election, 
plebiscite, initiative, referendum, or recall is mandated by the fundamental law of 
the land under Par. 9, Sec. 2 of Art.9 - to submit to the President and the 
Congress a comprehensive report on the matter. 
As a rule, the COMELEC must comply with this provision after every 
regular election. However, basic electoral data contained in the report are not 
even complete. The said voluminous materials are not comprehensive to cover 
the minimum content of various reports. As a result, confusion follows. 
The bill seeks to ensure that the COMELEC report must contain basic and 
complete electoral data as a matter of record. Further, it provides that the report 
be made automatically available in the National Library, all libraries of state 
colleges and universities, provincial and city or municipal libraries. 
requested. 
In light of the foregoing, immediate approval of this bill is earnestly 
Senator 


FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
) 
First Regular Session 
) 
S E N A T E  
S. B. No. 
348 
Introduced by Senator JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
AN ACT 
PROVIDING FOR THE MINIMUM CONTENTS OF A COMPREHENSIVE 
REPORT OF ELECTIONS TO THE PRESIDENT AND TO CONGRESS BY 
THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTlON 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the 
"Comprehensive COMELEC Report Act." 
SEC. 2. Declaration of Po/icy- It is the policy of the State to document 
significant political processes such as elections. In line with this, the Commission 
on Elections is directed by the Constitution to prepare and submit a 
comprehensive report on the conduct of each election, plebiscite, initiatives, 
referendum and recall to the President and to Congress. 
SEC. 3. Nature and Contents of the Comprehensive Report - A 
comprehensive COMELEC Report to the President and the Congress after every 
regular or special election shall contain; but not limited to the following: 
A. Narrative Assessment 
1) 
2) 
3) 
A complete but concise explanation on the context of the election(s) 
conducted and the election calendar. 
Amendments to and salient features of the election code and other 
laws governing the conduct of the electoral exercise. 
Cost of Administering the Particular Political Exercise 
a) 
b) 
Other information which the Commission on Elections deemed 
important. 
B. Basic Electoral Data 
1) 
On Voters 
a) 
b) 
The actual cost ofthe election to the national and local 
governments, if any 
Breakdown of expenditures by item 
4) 
number of registered voters per city /municipality 
number of voters who actually voted (voters' turnout) per 
per city I municipality 


c) 
On Precincts 
a) 
b) 
c) 
d) 
number of the Voter’s Registration Records (VRRs) used 
and cancelled 
number of precincts that functioned in the immediately 
preceding elections by city / municipality 
number of precincts newly created for the election under 
consideration by city / municipality. 
total number of precincts for the election under review by 
city / municipality 
number of precincts that actually functioned or failed to 
function by city / municipality and the grand total number of 
precincts nationwide. 
On the Number of Ballots, Election Returns, Ballot Boxes and All 
Other Accountable forms actually used, spoiled and unused. 
4) 
On candidates 
a) 
b) 
list of all candidates, party affiliation and their profession 
number of votes each candidate garnered by type of 
b.2. for senators - the results by province 
b.3. for congressmen -the results by district 
b.4. for governor, vice-governor and members of the 
sangguniang panlalawigan - results by province 
b.5. for mayors, vice-mayors and members of the 
Sangguniang pambayan I panlulungsod - the results by city / 
municipality or district 
amount and sources of campaign funds, if already available 
c) 
On election protests, violence and other election violations and 
a) 
b) 
5) 
offenses 
list and status of election protests filed with regards to the 
election(s) being reported 
number of election related incidents of violence, offenses 
and violations for the election law by provinces and cities for 
all regions except for NCR where it will be by cities and 
municipalities. 
6) 
important 
Other data which the Commission on Elections may deem 
SEC. 4. Date of Publications - The COMELEC shall submit the 
comprehensive Report at exactly six months or at most, one (1) year after the 
holding of a regular or special election. 
SEC. 5. Dissemination and Accessibility to the Report - In addition to 
the President and the Congress, the COMELEC shall provide copies of the 
Report to all public libraries. 
SEC. 6. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, 
executive order, letter of instruction, rule or regulation inconsistent with the 
provisions of this Act is hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
SEC. 8. Effectivity - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days from the 
dates of its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved,