MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, May 3, unveiled the list of media organizations that will be given access to the transparency media server (TMS), which receives precinct results electronically transmitted from the vote-counting machines.

Twenty news groups from television, radio, print, and online media, including Rappler, were given accreditation to the TMS located at the University of Sto. Tomas in Manila.

The full list, as provided by the Comelec’s education and information department, can be seen below:

TELEVISION

1. ABS-CBN
2. CNN
3. Net25
4. TV5
5. PTV4
6. SMNI
7. UNTV
8. GMA

RADIO

9. Bombo Radyo
10. FEBC
11. GMA-DZBB
12. MBC

PAPER

13. Manila Bulletin
14. Philippine Daily Inquirer
15. Philippine Star
16. Manila Standard
17. Daily Tribune

ONLINE MEDIA

18. Inquirer Interactive
19. Philstar.com
20. Rappler

The accreditation means maximum access for media organizations to all areas of the transparency server center, “subject to such conditions as may be necessary for the protection of Comelec personnel, property, privileged information, and integrity of the elections,” according to Comelec Resolution No. 10781 promulgated on April 20.

The Comelec already conducted a walkthrough of the TMS center in UST on Saturday, April 30.

There, poll officials guaranteed there will be no more repeat of the infamous seven-hour glitch of 2019, when the transparency server failed to reflect the election results for several hours.

Commissioner Marlon Casquejo had said the system for the 2022 polls already underwent a “stress test” to ensure no glitch would occur. – Rappler.com