Overview

Halalan is an open-source voting system designed for student elections. It aims to automate the manual processes of elections such as counting, archiving, and voting. It is designed to be easy-to-use and secure.

It is currently being developed and maintained by the UP Linux Users’ Group (UnPLUG), a student organization from the University of the Philippines Diliman.

Objectives

• Develop an easy-to-use and secure voting system for student elections to lower their costs and make them run efficiently.
• Prove that the result of a computerized election is valid and trustworthy.
• Increase voters turnout by providing a convenient way to vote.

Development Team

• Ardee Aram
• Darwin Bautista
• Waldemar Bautista
• John Michael Bitanga
• Rystraum Fabe Gamonez
• Conrad Miguel Gozalo
• Elizabeth Loyola
• Mary Macapagal
• Jamaica Ida Palce
• Antonio Mari San Miguel
• Carlo Santos

Former Developers

• Ralph Justin Arce
• Vanessa Rose Castro
• Diwa del Mundo
• Kyle Alaine Domingo
• Mark David Dumlao
• Jofell Gallardo
• Wigi Vei Oliveros
• Prem Vilas Fortan Rara
• Marte Raphael Soliza
• DJ Sison
• Jennylyn Sze
• Orly Tarun

Original Developers

Having lunch at Kamay Kainan, Kalayaan Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, circa 2005. From left to right clockwise: Kyle Alaine Domingo, Diwa del Mundo, Waldemar Bautista, Ardee Aram, and Jofell Gallardo.

Thanks To

• Jose Paolo Ferrer
• Aisa Ibrahim
• Christianne Mogarte
• Jesse Nikko Ramos
• Adrian Raposas
• Lew Arvin Sibal

Donors

• Kyle Alaine Domingo
• Conrad Miguel Gozalo
• Wigi Vei Oliveros
• Mary Macapagal