Contact: Frances Estipona Tel. (02) 4265968 Mobile Phone: +63 9328797 SLB (752) Email: faestipona@gmail.com political@slb.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

GABAY HALALAN 2013

Simbahang Lingkod ng Bayan (SLB) spearheads call center for 2013 elections. Do you know the candidates youre voting for? Do you know the various party -lists running? Do you know your assigned precincts? Do you know the step-by-step procedure in voting? Do you know about the Automated Election System (AES) or the PCOS and how to use it? Do you know of any election rule violations occurring in your area? If not, fear not! SLBs Gabay Halalan for 2013 is here to serve you! Gabay Halalan 2013 will be held at the CTC bldg. Room no. 313, Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights, Quezon City. It will start its operations on 22 April 2013 up until the Election Day itself, 13 May 2013, with the following scheduled times: 22 April 5 May 2013: 9AM-5PM 6-10 May 2013: 8AM-8PM 11, 12, 13 May 2013: 24 HOURS

The Filipino electorate may inquire about a Candidates Profile (Senatorial and Party -list), the names of their Local Candidates and the parties/coalitions where they belong to, their respective voting precincts, Election information on the Automated Election System (AES), voting procedure, etc. They may also report election violation incidents. To avail of the Gabay Halalan 2013 service and experience, the Filipino electorate can do the following: 1. For Globe subscribers: Text SLBGH2013 <space> CONCERN/S <space> NAME <space> ADDRESS/AREA and send to 2327 (Toll-free) 2. For Sun, Smart, Talk n Text, TM subscribers: Text SLBGH2013 <space> CONCERN/S <space> NAME <space> ADDRESS/AREA and send to +639178902327 3. For Landline users: Call the following Globe DUO Numbers: a. b. c. d. e. f. (02) 5090414 (02) 5090081 (02) 5090087 (02) 5090420 (02) 5090497 (02) 5090836 g. h. i. j. k. (02) 5091747 (02) 5091860 (02) 5091876 (02) 5093229 +63 917 851 1 SLB (752)

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In addition, as a platform for volunteerism and citizens engagement, Gabay Halalan 2013 invites the Filipino people to be part of this endeavor. With the theme VOLUNTEER 4 HOUR FUTURE, this project entices our citizens to serve for four (4) hours as a Tele-educator, who answers calls and/or texts sent to the hotline numbers of Gabay Halalan, for our nations future. The following chart shows the 4-hour shifts where the citizens can VOLUNTEER 4 HOUR FUTURE! Date/s 22 April 5 May 2013 Time of Shifts 9AM-1PM 1-5PM 8AM-12NN 6-10 May 2013 12NN-4PM 4-8PM 12MN-4AM 4-8AM 11, 12 ,13 May 2013 8AM-12NN 12NN-4PM 4-8PM 8PM-12MN Interested volunteers may sign up thru the following: Online: http://ivolunteer.com.ph/organizations/41/events or http://bit.ly/ivol_gh2013 or Call (02) 4265968 and look for Marj/Lui/Frances or Text Name <space> Preferred Time of shift <space> Contact details and send to +639151780001 or Walk-in volunteers are also welcome. (For walk-in volunteers: Please come an hour before your preferred shift for operations training and orientation) Gabay Halalan 2013 is powered by and in partnership with Globe Telecommunications, Ateneo de Manila University, Task Force 2013 (TF2013), INSA-Miriam College, Legal Ethical Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE), MagisSolutions, and iVolunteer, ### For more information, contact Simbahang Lingkod ng Bayan (SLB) at: (02) 426-5968 or go to www.slb.ph.

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