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Welcome to Citizens CARE!

Written by Web Master
Monday, 31 March 2008
Citizens Coalition for ARMM Electoral Reform, Inc. (Citizens CARE) is an ARMM-based coalition of twenty five (25) non-government organizations, civil society organizations, people’s organizations, sectoral organizations advocating for genuine electoral reforms in the ARMM. Citizens CARE was registered and approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission as non–stock, non–profit and non government organization with registration number CN200626305. It was an accredited citizen’s arm of the Commission on Elections bearing the accreditation number SPP-05-004 during the August 8, 2005 ARMM elections. It was again given an accreditation by COMELEC (SPP-07-014) as citizens arm during the May 14, 2007 Synchronized National and Local Elections. During the October 29, 2007 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections through SPP 07-027 as their citizens arm in ARMM to monitor the elections. With its pioneering efforts, the Citizens CARE successfully initiated the Citizen-Voter’s Education and Election Monitoring Training’s in the six provinces of ARMM. A main component of its strength, Citizens CARE entrenched its provincial coordinating committees and municipal teams even in the most far-flung and remote areas of the region. As stakeholders, the primary objective of Citizens-CARE is to facilitate the democratization of the election process with goal of selecting public officials who can deliver long-overdue development to the ARMM constituents.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 20 May 2008 )
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Citizens CARE opposes postponement of ARMM Elections

Written by info
Tuesday, 29 July 2008
The Citizens Coalition for ARMM Electoral Reforms, Inc. or Citizens CARE, the biggest accredited election watchdog in ARMM, expressed opposition to the postponement of the elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao on August 11. Salic Ibrahim, Chairperson of Citizens CARE, said that the civil society organizations in ARMM expressed disappointment on the proposed postponement of the ARMM elections. "As seen in the successful mock elections held yesterday, we know that the Commission on Elections is ready to implement the first-ever automated election system," Ibrahim explained. "We have already reached this far. We cannot afford to postpone the elections in ARMM at this point. So much preparation has been done both by government and the civil society community," said Ibrahim. He added that Citizens CARE is very supportive of the ongoing peace talks between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and is looking forward to the possibility of a long lasting peace in the region. However, this should not derail the conduct of the automated ARMM regional polls since, especially since this will serve as the testing ground for full automation in 2010. "This is not just an ordinary political exercise, we are testing a new system of automation so that we know if we can implement it for the national elections in 2010," he added. Since June, Citizens CARE has been active in mobilizing the local community groups in ARMM to support the automated elections and educate the voters on the operation of the automated voting machines that will be used in the upcoming polls. "We appeal to the legislators not to postpone the ARMM elections. The automated elections means a lot for the ARMM voters and to the Filipino people as well. More than anything else, this is our first step to reforming our election system," Ibrahim added.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 29 July 2008 )