Mission

The COMELEC, being entrusted by the Filipino people of their confidence with the duty to safeguard the sanctity of their ballot, aims to provide excellence in service, be fair and impartial in the exercise of its powers, so that posterity, progress and good governance thereby be attained through a continuing development of free, orderly, honest, peaceful and credible elections.

Vision
In the nation's quest for full democratic restoration, the COMELEC has committed its share in the continuing task of nation-building. Through gains and failures which it learned from past elections, the COMELEC shall pursue to modernize the electoral processes, promote excellence in service, undertake election education programs, human resource development and community mobilization: Thus,
We pursue the modernization of the electoral process from voting to proclamation in order to reduce the risk of human error or fraud and speed up the process of arriving at and releasing election results. We seek reforms for the formulation, together with the Congress, a flexible legal structure that will allow the COMELEC to operate on a broad constitutional base, without being hampered by legislative enactments, to be more responsive to the changing political scenery. We seek to systematize the present method of registration towards the creation of clean, complete and updated national list of voters. We recognize the urgent need for decentralization of functions of the COMELEC and the rational delegation of certain powers to our different regional offices so that efficient delivery of essential services may be attained. We seek to eliminate the inefficient bureaucratic procedures by a Management Information System for a harmonious inter-department coordination and communication from the central office down to the last municipal office, and vice-versa, for dynamic and effective decision-making. We envision a continuing election education campaign to improve the quality of citizen involvement in the electoral processes, ensure the election of quality leaders and set in motion a system for periodic assessments of their performance. The latter concern would involve enlightening citizens on their "reserve powers" of recall and initiative under the Constitution to stress the point that the election and proclamation of public officials are not the end-all and be-all of the electoral processes. We recognize the importance of every member of our institution and their work as a vital contribution to governance. Thus, we promote the continuing education for COMELEC officials and personnel, not only on their election duties but also on the moral dimensions of their work. We foster an education campaign not only on the mechanics of registration, voting and other election laws, but also on the general principles of democracy, good government and the right of suffrage as the means to attain these ends. We seek to design a human resource development program to recruit, professionalize and maintain qualified, competent, honest and motivated personnel who will effectively perform their duties. Finally, we impose upon ourselves shared values to internalize integrity, professionalism, commitment to democracy, openness to innovation, teamwork, courtesy and punctuality.

History

The 1978 Commission is composed of [from left] Commissioners Flores A. Bayot, Venancio Duque, Chairman Leonardo Perez, Commissioners Domingo Pabalete and Vicente Santiago (not in the photo). The Commission on Elections (Comelec) was created by a 1940 amendment to the 1935 Constitution of the Philippines. Before the creation of the Comelec, supervision over the conduct of elections was vested by law in the Secretary of Interior. The Secretary of Interior saw to it that local authorities performed the ministerial duties assigned to them by the Election Code. He decides administrative questions concerning elections. The courts, however, exercised exclusive and final jurisdiction over questions affecting the right to vote as well as contested elections of local elective officials. Elections contests involving members of the National Assembly were judged solely by an Electoral Commission composed of three justices of the Supreme Court and six members of the National Assembly. In view, however, of the close official ties between the President and the Secretary of Interior, there was always the danger of a partisan Secretary of the Interior exploiting his powers and influence to ensure the victory of his party at the polls. As a consequence, the Constitution was amended in 1940 to create an independent Commission on Elections, composed of a Chairman and two other members, to take over the functions of the Secretary of the Interior relative to the elections. but since the amendments could not be effective in time for the 1940 elections, the National Assembly, by Commonwealth Act No. 607, created a Commission on Elections, giving thereto the same powers which the Commission on Elections could have under the amended Constitution. The statutory Commission supervised the conduct of the December 10, 1940 local elections. The constitutional amendment creating the Commission on Elections was finally approved on December 2, 1940. On June 21, 1941, Commonwealth Act No. 657 was enacted reorganizing the Commission on Elections as a constitutional entity. The members of the statutory Commission continued as members of the constitutional Commission. The Chairman and Members of the Commission had a fixed term of nine years each a member being replaced every three years except in the first Commission. They could be removed from office only by impeachment. They were provided with fixed salaries which could neither be increased nor diminished during their term of office. These were safeguards to ensure the independence of the Commission.

The administrative control of elections exercised by the Secretary of Interior was transferred to the Commission on Elections. The Commission was vested with the exclusive charge of enforcing and administering all laws relative to elections and power to decide all questions affecting elections, except those involving the right to vote, which were left to final judicial determination. The courts and electoral tribunals retained their original powers over election contests. The 1973 Constitution enlarged the membership of the Commission from three to nine members but reduced their term of office from nine years to seven years. As in the 1935 Constitution, the Chairman and Commissioners have staggered terms of office and could be removed from office only by impeachment. First to serve in the Commission on Elections under the 1973 Constitution were former Senator Leonardo B. Perez, as Chairman, and Venacio S. Duque, Flores A. Bayot, Jose M. Mendoza, Fernando R. Veloso, Lininding Pangandaman, Venancio L. Yaneza and Casimiro R. Madarang, Jr. as Commissioners. Commissioner Pangandaman, the first Muslim Commissioner of the Comelec, was appointed Ambassador by PresidentFerdinand Marcos even before the expiration of his term. His unexpired term was taken over by Commissioner Hashim R. Abubakar. On May 17, 1980, Chairman Perez (who was later appointed Minister on Political Affairs by President Marcos) and Commissioners Duque and Bayot, after completing their seven-years term, retired. Commissioner Santiago succeeded Perez, and the following were appointed Commissioners: Domingo C. Pabalete; Victorino A. Savellano; Jaime C. Opinion; Noli Sagadraca; Romeo Firme: Luis Lardizabal and Ide C. Tillah. With Commissioner Lardizabal the membership of the Commission was thus increased to eight, one short of the full complement of nine. Upon the retirement of Commissioners Firme, Tillah and Lardizabal on May 17, 1983 the Commission on Elections was composed of only five members. On March 21, 1983, two new members were appointed by President Marcos, namely: Froilan Bacungan and Ramon H. Felipe, Jr. With the retirement of Chairman Santiago and Commissioners Pabalete and Sagadraca on May 17, 1984, Savellano was appointed Chairman. Three new members were appointed on July 27, 1985, namely: Commissioners Quirino A. Marquinez, Mangontawar Guro and Mario D. Ortiz. On January 31, 1986 Commissioners Ruben C. Agpalo and Jaime Layosa were appointed to finally complete the required membership of nine. After the tumultuous February 7, 1986 snap elections and the People Power Revolution, Chairman Savellano and all the Commissioners of the Comelec tendered their courtesy resignations which, except those of Commissioners Bacungan and Felipe, were accepted by President Corazon C. Aquino. On April 11, 1986 Commissioner Felipe was appointed Acting Chairman. On July 23, 1986 he took his oath of office as permanent Chairman, together with Commissioners Leopoldo Africa,Haydee Yorac, Andres Flores, Anacleto Badoy, and Dario Rama as members of the "new" Commission on Elections.

On February 15, 1988 Hilario G. Davide, Jr., was appointed Chairman with Alfredo E. Abueg, Jr., Haydee B. Yorac, Leopoldo L. Africa, Andres R. Flores, Dario C. Rama and Magdara B. Dimaampao as Commissioners. Commissioner Haydee B. Yorac was appointed as Acting Chairman when Hilario G. Davide, Jr. was appointed Chairman of the Presidential Fact Finding Commission in December 1989, pursuant to Administrative Order No. 146. On June 6, 1991 Christian Monsod was appointed by President Aquino as Chairman of the Commission to serve the unexpired term of Davide. When Monsod retired on February 15, 1995 President Fidel V. Ramos appointed Court of Appeals Justice Bernardo Pardo as Chairman of the Commission. Pardo's term was cut short when he was appointed by President Joseph Estrada as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in October 1998. Commissioner Luzviminda Tancangco was appointed Acting Chairman of the Commission. On January 11, 1999 President Estrada appointed Sandiganbayan Justice Harriet Demetriou as Chairman of the Commission. After the events of January 2001 that led to the ouster of President Estrada from power, Demetriou tendered her courtesy resignation which was accepted by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. On February 19, 2001 President Arroyo appointed Justice Alfredo Benipayo as Chairman of the Commission. However, the Commission on Appointments did not confirm his appointment due to opposition of some Commissioners led by Luzviminda Tancangco. On June 5, 2002 President Arroyo appointed Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman and former Mandaluyong City mayor Benjamin S. Abalos, Sr. to replace Benipayo. On January 26, 2008, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo appointed former Supreme Court Associate Justice Jose Melo, 77, to replace Chair Abalos.[1] The United Opposition (Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino) opposed Melo's appointment. But Melo needs to be confirmed by the Commission on Appointments (CA), so Commissioner Romeo A. Brawner was appointed ad interim Acting Chairman on February 2, 2008 and will stay as Chairman until Melo is confirmed by the CA. On March 25, 2008, former Supreme Court justice Jose Melo was sworn in as new chairman of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) by acting Chair Romeo A. Brawner. Melo's ad interim appointment (Congress is not in session) was sent by the Malacaan to the Commission on Appointments. On May 29, 2008, Romeo A. Brawner died from a massive heart attack. Brawner, appointed to the Comelec to replace the controversial Virgilio Garcillano, was supposed to end his term on February 2, 2011. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, on July 2, 2008, appointed former Acting Judge (Br. 74, RTC, Malabon) Leonardo Leonida and retired Justice of the Court of Appeals Lucenito Tagle as Commissioners of the Commission on Elections. On November 7, 2008, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has appointed Armando Velasco, as new election commissioner, and reappointed bypassed Commissioners Leonardo L. Leonida and Lucenito N. Tagle. Eduardo Ermita stated "Velasco replaced Comelec commissioner and former Iligan City Judge Moslemen Macarambon, Jr. whose appointment had been bypassed several times by the Commission on Appointments (CA).

What's a practicum?

Over the course of your two years in the program, students will take three practicum courses, one in the first year and two in the final semester. Practicums offer an opportunity to practice the skills and apply the theory learned in the classroom. The first practicum course is held at a retreat setting in the Lower Mainland that students attend, along with faculty and staff. Members of the Deaf community and people who are unfamiliar with sign language are invited to attend, affording students their first opportunity to put theory into practice interpreting for real people. The second and third practicums take place in the final semester. You will be teamed with professional interpreters in their work setting. Practicum placements include sites across Canada and in the US. You will experience three different practicum sites to complete these two practicum. Faculty is available to provide guidance and support while students are in the field. Students return to the college for classes between practicum experiences. A practicum is a graduate level course, often in a specialized field of study, that is designed to give students supervised practical application of a previously or concurrently studied theory. Practicums are common for education and social work majors. In some cases, the practicum may be a part-time student teaching placement that occurs the semester before a student's fulltime student teaching placement..

REPORT
Have you heard the word OJT? What does it mean? OJT means On The Job Training. On the job training is one of the requirements when you reached the college life. You need to take this for you to complete your course. Being a BSBA major in Marketing Management. OJT is part of my course and it is 6 units course. OJT IS TRAINING ON WHAT KIND OF Job you are going to take. It is partial training for you to become good employee someday. Based on my Experienced Ive learned a lot to my OJT. I work in our Municipality, our Mayor assigned me at COMELEC. He told me to help those people at COMELEC. I was the one who input the information of each people in our town, looking for their IDs and many more. Sometimes I arranged the papers opf the voters each barangay. OJT is enjoyable and meaningful in my personality. It helps me on how to deal with other people and how to communicate well in with my boss. It also developed a good personality, hard working and a self confidence to in part in the reality or in the real Job someday.

SEGREGATING Segregate the files of the new and old voters registration. RECORDING Recording of the voter Ids name. ENCODING Encoding the voters registration. PRINTING Printing of the voters certifications and the list of the Id voters. ARRANGING FILES OF THE VOTERS REGISTRATION Arranging the files of the voters registration per barangay. PUTTING DAILY TIME RECORD Writing the names of every person who will take their voters ID. WRITING Writing the name who did not vote 2 times on the election.