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70 ENHANCING ELECTIONS AS INSTRUMENTS OF DEMOCRACY IN THE ASEAN REGION

2004 2010 2016

Balanced Scorecard Dimensions
3. How adequate have Resource Generation and Management been?

Untimely budget Delayed AES budget 2016 elections
appropriation and submission and generally perceived as
release approval by Congress better managed by the

• Based on the and the Supreme Court COMELEC (compared
non-election year • Legal and budget to the 2010 elections).
disbursements of scrutiny caused
2003, no budget was delays in budget
allocated by Congress release and project
to the COMELEC for implementation;
the 2004 elections, COMELEC prepara-
resulting in the request tions halted during
and provision of funds the review process.

(Ph Peso 4.7 billion) Budget for the 2010
from the incumbent elections ballooned due
president’s Special to lack of planning and
Allowance. This had unforeseen costs
a negative impact on • 2010 actual spending
public perception of was Ph Peso 16.5
COMELEC’s impartial- billion; only Ph Peso

ity. 11.3 billion was
allocated.
Poor management No organizational and
structure administrative review
• “Modernization” or restructuring for AES

efforts focused on implementation
the technology but • Operation MERIT and
not on reforms in 10-point agenda did