{"id":51038,"date":"2015-06-02T01:19:38","date_gmt":"2015-06-01T17:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=51038"},"modified":"2015-06-02T01:19:38","modified_gmt":"2015-06-01T17:19:38","slug":"comelec-urges-celebrities-to-encourage-voters-to-have-their-biometrics-taken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/06\/02\/comelec-urges-celebrities-to-encourage-voters-to-have-their-biometrics-taken\/","title":{"rendered":"Comelec urges celebrities to encourage voters to have their biometrics taken"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_11998\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11998\" style=\"width: 417px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/comelec.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11998\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/comelec.png\" alt=\"Wikipedia\" width=\"417\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/comelec.png 417w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/comelec-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/comelec-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11998\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wikipedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MANILA &#8212; An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has urged the celebrities to help the poll body in encouraging voters to have their biometrics taken.<\/p>\n<p>Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez asked the help of Filipino actors and actresses, who have millions of followers in Twitter, to invite their fans to have their biometrics taken so that they can participate in the 2016 national and local polls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDear celebs on twitter: many of your fans won&#8217;t be able to vote in 2016 because they don&#8217;t have #BIOMETRICS. Please help us raise awareness,\u201d he said in his Twitter account <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/jabjimenez\">@jabjimenez<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Dear celebs on twitter: many of your fans won&#8217;t be able to vote in 2016 because they don&#8217;t have <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BIOMETRICS?src=hash\">#BIOMETRICS<\/a>. Pls help us raise awareness. RT<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 James Jimenez (@jabjimenez) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jabjimenez\/status\/605169534236950529\">June 1, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cAnd by &#8220;celebs on twitter&#8221; I mean everyone with ten to ten million followers. #NoBioNoBoto.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\nAnd by &#8220;celebs on twitter&#8221; I mean everyone with ten to ten million followers. *wink* <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NoBioNoBoto?src=hash\">#NoBioNoBoto<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 James Jimenez (@jabjimenez) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jabjimenez\/status\/605176827225600000\">June 1, 2015<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Likewise, Jimenez asked the local government units (LGUs) to urge their constituents to go to the local Comelec office in their area and apply for biometrics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDear LGU Officials: <em>pwede tulungan ang mga constituents magpa<\/em> #BIOMETRICS,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"tl\">Dear LGu Officials: pwede tulungan ang mga constituents magpa <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BIOMETRICS?src=hash\">#BIOMETRICS<\/a>. Pero pag dating sa COMELEC ofc, 1st Come, 1st Served pa rin.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 James Jimenez (@jabjimenez) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jabjimenez\/status\/605167283648864257\">June 1, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>However, the poll body official said that it would be first-come, first-served basis at the poll body local offices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Pero pagdating sa <\/em>COMELEC office, 1st Come, 1st Served<em> pa rin,<\/em>\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Jimenez added, \u201cMillions still without #BIOMETRICS. Come out, come out, wherever you are! You only have until 31 October 2015. #NoBioNoBoto.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\nMillions still without <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BIOMETRICS?src=hash\">#BIOMETRICS<\/a>. Come out, come out, wherever you are! You only have until 31 October 2015. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NoBioNoBoto?src=hash\">#NoBioNoBoto<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 James Jimenez (@jabjimenez) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jabjimenez\/status\/605189121775050753\">June 1, 2015<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Biometrics data refer to the automated identification of an individual, particularly his\/her photograph, fingerprint, and signature.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA &#8212; An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has urged the celebrities to help the poll body in &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":11998,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[95],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news-ph","mauthors-philippines-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51038"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51038\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}