Institutional Standards

Data Verification Methodology & Public Correction Log

This document details the multi-stage ingestion, verification protocols, statutory governance under Republic Act No. 1169, and public discrepancy reconciliation policy governing the 17,346 draw records (2011 to 2026) published by Swertres Result History.

1. Verification Hierarchy & Primary Sourcing

Draw results published on this platform originate from public official broadcasts and are verified through a three-stage audit:

Stage 1 (Live Broadcast Capture): Immediate logging of the 2:00 PM, 5:00 PM, and 9:00 PM PHT live PTV-4 broadcasts and official PCSO streaming transmissions. Results are entered as provisional records.
Stage 2 (Audit Cross-Referencing): Cross-referencing against draw proceeding records signed by the presiding draw officials, independent board of judges, and resident Commission on Audit (COA) supervisory personnel.
Stage 3 (Master Dataset Ingestion): Validation against deterministic integrity scripts verifying numeric boundaries (000 to 999), calendar validity, session timestamp consistency, and database count balance.

2. Statutory Framework & Claim Periods

All game operations and prize distributions are governed strictly by Philippine law:

Claim Validity Window: Under Section 1 of Republic Act No. 1169, winning ticket holders have a statutory period of one (1) year from the draw date to present their physical thermal ticket for redemption. Unclaimed prizes revert to the PCSO Charity Fund after expiration.
Tax Withholding Compliance: In accordance with the TRAIN Law (Republic Act No. 10963) amending Section 24(B)(1) and Section 190 of the National Internal Revenue Code (NIRC), prizes exceeding PHP 10,000.00 are subject to a 20% final withholding tax. Straight Swertres wins (PHP 4,500.00 per base bet) remain 100% tax-exempt.

3. Public Discrepancy Correction Log

Date	Affected Page	Issue Observed	Corrective Action Taken
2026-10-31	swertres-result-today	Headline retained Oct 29 date cutoff with provisional Oct 27 numbers	Synchronized headline to October 31, 2026; updated recent history table to October 30 verified draws.
2026-10-31	monthly/october-2026	Table terminated at Oct 27 (27 rows)	Expanded table to all 31 days of October 2026, including verified Oct 28, 29, 30 draws and Oct 31 active status.
2026-10-31	swertres-golden-numbers	Counts showed 17,288 draws instead of 17,346 completed draws	Recalculated full 16-year SQL-grade frequency database across all 5,783 calendar dates through October 30, 2026.