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MANILA, Philippines 鈥� Election coalition 1Sambayan on Friday launched its poll watchers鈥� campaign featuring a newly created mobile application that seeks to empower every Filipino voter to 鈥済uard and protect鈥� the public鈥檚 votes.

During a media forum, the coalition introduced the HOPE (Honest Open Philippine Elections) app, which is now available for download on mobile phones for free.

鈥淭he purpose of the HOPE app is to empower every Filipino voter to protect not only his or her vote, but also the vote of all voters in his or her precinct. The voter will not only cast his or her vote, but will also ensure that all the votes cast in his or her precinct are not tampered with by hackers or cheaters,鈥� 1Sambayan lead convenor retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said during the launch.

听鈥淚n summary, the HOPE app can make every one of the more than 64 million registered voters a guardian of the votes of all voters in his or her precinct. This, I personally believe, is a game changer in Philippine elections,鈥� he added.

The app can be downloaded for free on both听听and听.

1Sambayan鈥檚 poll watchers鈥� campaign seeks to mobilize voters and volunteers to protect their votes through the app, which is developed by 1Sambayan and Cornerstone Technologies (CT).

听鈥淭he HOPE app takes advantage of a legal requirement in the Omnibus Election Code. The Code requires the third copy of the Election Return, signed by members of the Board of Election Inspectors, to be posted within the premises of the voting precinct so the public can view and take pictures of the Election Return,鈥� Carpio went on.

听How to use

听鈥淥nce installed in a voter鈥檚 smartphone, the app is ready to be used,鈥� Carpio said.

According to Carpio, the app can determine if the electronic transmission of election results from precincts to the local or national servers has been tampered with.

听鈥淎t the end of voting hours on election day on May 9, 2022, the voter will take a picture of the Election Return at his or her precinct 鈥� specifically the election results for the President, the Vice President and the Senators,鈥� he explained.

听Those using the app can also take a picture of the system hash code found at the bottom of the election return, he added.

鈥淚f the System Hash Code does not appear at the bottom of the Election Return, that means the Operating System Code of the Vote Counting Machine has been tampered with. Any change in the Operating System Code, even a change in one letter or comma, will disable the System Hash Code and prevent it from appearing in the Election Return,鈥� he said.

鈥淭he System Hash Code is the same for all vote counting machines nationwide and has already been made public by the Comelec,鈥� Carpio added.

听The app, Carpio added, will automatically transmit all submitted pictures to the HOPE national counting center located at the iAcademy Auditorium in Makati City.

Carpio explained that pictures received from voters all over the Philippines 鈥渨ill be digitized automatically and the results will be counted per municipality, city, province and nationally.鈥�

鈥淪o, the HOPE app is also a quick count app 鈥� quicker than any quick count in Philippine election history,鈥� he added.

听Carpio noted that the results of the HOPE app quick count will be publicly available on the HOPE and 1Sambayan websites while the results are being tallied.

听鈥淭he 1Sambayan poll watchers will have these results on hand at the canvassing boards, whether at the Municipal, City or Provincial Canvassing Boards to ensure that all Certificates of Canvass issued by these boards are correct,鈥� he said.

听鈥淎ny tampering of the electronic transmission of the Election Results from the precincts to the local or national servers will easily be discovered and exposed,鈥� he added.

听Atty. Howard Calleja, 1Sambayan co-convenor, urged voters to install the app.

鈥淲ith this app鈥�every Filipino can be a poll watcher.鈥�

For her part, Atty. Ria Villanueva-Dam of CT said the app will provide a comprehensive platform for voters, who want to raise their concerns during the election day.

鈥淔or the first time in Philippine history, a voter will be empowered to guard and protect his vote. For the first time, a comprehensive platform for voters, a secure communication channel supported by a full-fledged call center help line. Ready to address any issue or concern raised,鈥� she said.

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