Comelec trains BOC members in Zambo City, Zambo Sur

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(PNA), FFC/NYP/TPGJR/R.G. ANTONET A. GO

ZAMBOANGA CITY, April 11 (PNA) -– The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has completed the training of 196 members of Board of Canvassers (BOC) who would serve in the forthcoming May 9 local and national elections.

Lawyer Lerdo Matildo Jr., first district election officer, told the PNA that those who completed the training would serve as BOCs here and adjacent Zamboanga del Sur province.

Matildo said the Comelec trained them on the consolidated canvassing system that included transmission of election results and general instruction.

He said the BOC plays a vital role in the polls, particularly in proclaiming the winning candidates after the canvassing of votes.

The BOC usually comprise of an election officer, a prosecutor, and an education official.

In this city, Matildo said the BOC would comprise Second District Election Officer Stephen Roy Cañete, City Prosecutor Ricardo Cabaron, and Department of Education Assistant Regional Director Pedro Melchor Natividad.

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