MANILA, Philippines — The Senate would not allow any alleged attempt to allow the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to waive safeguards in the procurement of equipment and materials to be used for automated elections, some senators said Monday.
This, after an election lawyer flagged an alleged bid by “someone at the Senate”to insert a provision in the General Appropriations Bill containing the 2021 national budget giving Comelec authority to disregard all the requirements and safeguards in Section 12 of the Automated Election Law.
In a message to reporters, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said he already alerted Senate finance committee chair Senator Sonny Angara that such…
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