NEW VOTE COUNTING MACHINE

Members of the media in Ilocos Norte try the use of the new vote counting machine (vcm) during the dry run at the PIA-KBP Ilocandia Forum held in Laoag City. The Comelec said the machine is more upgraded than the PCOS used in the past elections as it can validate votes in roughly 44 seconds. Looking on at right is Provincial Election Supervisor Atty. Marino V. Salas ((Photo by Cherry Joy D. Garma/PIA1-Ilocos Norte)