Republic of the Philippines COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS Intram uros, Manila GUI ELINES !

OR SECURING Present" # ELECTRONIC COPIES O! T$E BRILLANTES, SixtoS. Jr., C h a irm b n \ ELECTRONIC%LL& TR%NSMIT TAGLE, Lucenito N., Commissioner TE ELECTION RESULTS Y S!"#, E$ias R., C om m issioner !ROM T$E TR%NSP%RENC& LI%, Christian Roberts., Comrrmsioner %N MIRROR SER'ERS (& "A&ACA, %a. Gracia Cie$o % .,\' m m is s io n e r M%SS ME I% ENTITIES %N %CCRE ITE CITI)ENS* %RMS IN CONNECTION ,IT$ T$E -. Promul/ate0" M%& 12-. N%TION%L %N % p r i l 13t, 12-. LOC%L ELECTIONS4

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,$ERE%S, Section -8 of Republic %ct No4 8.98, ;hich am en0e0 Section -< of the Republic %ct No4 <=.9, pro>i0es for the electronic transmission of election precinct results to the ?respecti>e le>els of boar0 of can>assers, to the 0om inant ma@oritA an0 minoritA partA, to the accre0ite0 citiBen*s arm, an0 to the Kapisanan ng mga Broadcasters ng Pilipinas CD(PE?F ,$ERE%S, the Commission on Elections CCOMELECE, in compliance ; ith the sai0 pro>ision of la;, has set up the TransparencA Ser>er C?TS?E in the Pope Pius GII Catholic Center (uil0in/ to recei>e the electronicallA transm itte0 precinct results an0 0isseminate the same to the abo>ementione0 partiesF ,$ERE%S, in the interest of promotin/ transparencA in the electoral process, the COMELEC has appro>e0 the reHuests of certain m e0ia or/aniBations an0 accre0ite0 citiBens* arm for access to the same election results 0ata from a m irror or re0un0ancA ser>er C?MS?EF ,$ERE%S, to implement the MS setup, the COMELEC entere0 into a Memorandum of Agreement ; ith Rappler, Inc4 last 12 March 12-. ;herein the latter a/ree0 to pro>i0e the necessarA har0; are for such a setupF

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,$ERE%S, there is a nee0 to issue /ui0elines for accessin/ the ser>ers for the election results 0ata ; ithout compromisin/ the securitA of the TS an0 MS an0 affectin/ the inte/ritA of the 0ata in the sai0 ser>ersF NO,, T$ERE!ORE, bA >irtue of the po;ers >este0 in it bA the Constitution, Omnibus Election Co0e, Republic %ct No4 8.98 an0 other election la;s, the Commission En Banc RESOL'E to PROMULG%TE the follo;in/ GUI ELINESF -4 Scope o f this Resolution. - This Resolution shall applA all parties ;ho are entitle0 to the electronicallA transmitte0 election results 0ata bA la;, inclu0in/ those that ;ere /rante0 appro>al bA the Commission En Banc, hereinafter referre0 to as the ?en0 users?4 14 End user classification. I !or purposes of mana/in/ the connections to either the TS or the MS, the en0 users shall be classifie0 as either a TS or MS en0 user, base0 on the follo;in/ listin/" CaE TS en0 users" i4
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Liberal PartA CLPE, as the 0om inant ma@oritA partAF!nited Nationalist "lliance #!N"$% as the do&inant minoritA partAF1

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Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible 'otin/ CPPCR'E, as the accre0ite0 citiBens* arm authoriBe0 bA the Commission to con0uct an unofficial countF.an0 The Kapisanan ng mga Broadcasters ng Pilipinas CD(PE4

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CbE MS en0 users" i4 ii4 iii4 Rappler, Inc4F GM% Net;orJ, Inc4F %(SIC(N COMELEC %pp GroupF

' Section (% Resolution No. 9661. 2 Ibid. ) Resolution pro&ulgated '( No*e& +er 2,') in SPP Case No. '2 -' 9 7 . uf

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N%M!RELF= Other or/aniBations that the Commission En Banc maA subseHuentlA /rant access to the MS4

.4 Provision o f w or stations and !SB storage devices" su#mission o f hardware fo r configuration. - ,orJstation units in the form of laptop or note+oo. co&puters and US( stora/e de*ices shall be pro>i0e0 bA the en0 users4 To ensure that the ;orJstation units are properlA confi/ure0 to 0o;nloa0 the electronic election results an0 are free of anA malicious soft;are, en0 users must submit their respecti>e ;orJstation units an0 US( stora/e 0e>ices on or before K"22 p4m4 of 1K % pril 12-., Thurs0aA at the Office of Commissioner Christian Robert S4 Lim4 OnlA one C-E ;orJstation per en0 user shall be allo;e0 to connect to either of the ser>ers4 =4 M inimum and recommended specifications fo r the server- connected w or stations and !SB storage devices. I The follo;in/ m inim um an0 recommen0e0 specifications for the ;orJstation computers" CaE CPU" at least -4K G$B C0ual core processor recommen0e0E CbE R%M" minimum of 1 G( C= G( recommen0e0E #c$ / 0 at least '2, G1 C0E US( port" at least 1 US( 142 ports C.42 port recommen0e0E In a00ition to the ;orJstation computers, en0 users must submit at least one C-E US( stora/e 0e>ice capable of storin/ at least four /i/abAtes C= G(E of 0ata4 K4 $ardware configuration and !SB storage device form atting. - %ll laptop or notebooJ computers an0 US( stora/e 0e>ices subm itte0 bA the en0 users as reHuire0 bA item . of this Resolution shall be confi/ure0 an0 form atte0 bA the Information Technolo/A epartment CIT E4 The COMELEC shall not be responsible for the loss of 0ata containe0 in the submitte0 computers an0 US( stora/e 0e>ices upon their submission4 Neither shall COMELEC be responsible for anA 0ama/e, loss, or 0isa0>anta/e arisin/ from pro0uct 0efects or inherent limitations of the har0; are or 0e>ices pro>i0e0 bA the en0 users4

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94 %ata transfer protocol and lim itations fo r accessing the &ransparenc' and Mirror Servers. - To minimiBe the risJ of anA securitA intrusions, no Internet or L%N access shall be allo;e0 for the ;orJstation units 0irectlA connecte0 to either of the t;o C1E ser>ers4 The COMELEC shall, ho;e>er, allo; the en0 user to install an a00itional ;orJstation ;ith L%N or Internet access, for a total maLimum of t;o C1E ;orJstations per en0 user4 The transfer of 0ata from the ser>erIconnecte0 ;orJstation to the en0 user*s a00itional Internet+L%N Ienable0 ;orJstation shall be 0one throu/h the use of preIconfi/ure0 US( stora/e 0e>ices onlA4 :4 Provision and installation o f (A ) ca#les. - En0 users ;ho ;ish to install L%N cables runnin/ from the Ser>er Room to their o;n lease0 or rente0 rooms shall coor0inate ;ith the PPCR' an0 the COMELEC IT for the sche0ule of such installation ;orJ4 The COMELEC shall liJe;ise not be responsible for anA 0ama/e, loss, or 0isa0>anta/e that maA arise from faultA installation or inherent limitation of the L%N cable pro>i0e0 bA the en0 user4 <4 M onitoring o f the Server Room through the use o f the *losed *ircuit &elevision +**&,- S'stem. I The COMELEC shall install CCT' cameras ;ithin the Ser>er Room4 En0 users maA opt to secure the >i0eo fee0 from these CCT' cameras, as lon/ as theA pro>i0e the 0isplaA 0e>ice an0 >i0eo cable to recei>e the >i0eo fee04 The allocation of the limite0 >i0eo output ports from the COMELECI mstalle0 CCT' sAstem shall be /i>en to en0 users ;ho eLercise0 this option on a firstIcome, firstIser>e0 basis4 84 Electrical load +wattage- limit. - !or safetA reasons, each en0 user shall obser>e a maLimum fi>e hun0re0 CK22EI;atta/e limit for all ;orJstations an0 electrical+electronic 0e>ices that ;ill be plu//e0 into anA of the electrical outlets locate0 in the common Ser>er Room4 -24 Personnel lim it w ithin the Server Room. - % maLimum of t;o C1E representati>es+ personnel from each en0 user shall be allo;e0 to enter an0 rem ain in the Ser>er Room at anA /i>en time4 En0 users, ho;e>er, maA authoriBe more than t;o C1E of its personnel as lon/ as theA obser>e the t;o C1EIperson limit4 %uthoriBe0 representati>es or personnel of en0 users shall ;ear the @ointlA issue0 COMELECIPPCR' SecuritA Pass or I0entification Car0

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at all times ;hile ;ithin the premises of the Pope Pius Catholic Center (uil0in/4 --4 Su#mission o f personnel roster and other re.uired information. I To enable the COMELEC an0 the PPCR' to issue the SecuritA Passes or I0entification Car0s, all en0 users shall submit a roster of their representati>es or personnel assi/ne0 to the Pope Pius Catholic Center for the -. MaA 12-. National an0 Local Elections4 The roster m ust in0icate ;ho amon/ the personnel or representati>es liste0 therein are authoriBe0 to access the Ser>er Room to man the ;orJstations4 The personnel roster shall be accompanie0 bA three C.E copies of colore0 pictures m easurin/ t;o C1E inch bA C1E inch of each person on the list, an0 m ust be subm itte0 on or before K"22 p4m4 of 18 %pril 12-., Mon0aA, to the Office of Commissioner Lim, an0 m ust contain the follo;in/ information" Complete name 7ob 0escription or position hel0 Name of or/aniBation %reas ;here the person is allo;e0 to enter +e.g. Server Room, Media Room, etc.CeE Contact 0etails Cemail a00ress an0 mobile numberE -14 Reporting disclaimers, I Pursuant to secon0 C1n0E to the last para/raph of Section -8 of R% 8.98, the COMELEC shall consi0er as the Official Election Results? the election returns transm itte0 electronicallA to the >arious boar0 of can>assers ;hich shall be use0 as the bases for the can>assin/ of >otes an0 proclamation of ;innin/ can0i0ates4 Shoul0 en0 users publish, report, eLhibit or broa0cast the election results base0 on the 0ata recei>e0 from the TransparencA or M irror ser>ers, thereport m ust i0entifA the source of the information to/ether ; ith a 0isclaimer or caveat informin/ the public that the same are ?Unofficial Election Results?4 %ll en0 users shall be free to eLercise their o;n 0iscretion or @u0/m ent in 0e>elopin/ the ; or0in/ of this 0isclaimer or caveat as lon/ as the tenor of this Section is present an0 clearlA con>eAe0 in their report4 -.4 Server administration. - The COMELEC, throu/h its IT , shall be the Ser>er %0ministrator for both the TransparencA an0 M irror Ser>ers4 OnlA personnel from the COMELEC IT shall be allo;e0 in the restricte0 area ;here the actual ser>er an0 har0; are eHuipm ent are locate04 CaE CbE CcE C0E

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-=4 Effectivit'. I This Resolution imme0iatelA upon its promul/ation4

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-K4 %issemination. - The ELecuti>e irector shall cause the 0issemination of this Resolution to all parties co>ere0 bA this Resolution4 The Information Technolo/A epartm ent shall publish the same on the COMELEC ;ebsite4 SO OR ERE 4

C/R3S43"N R51ER4 S. 637 Co&&issioner

7"R3" GR"C3" C3E65 7. P" "C" Co&&issioner