NBI Says Smartmatic Ex-Employee Admits Deal in Security System Breach MANILA, Philippines – NBI said that the ex-employee of Smartmatic has admitted the deal in security system breach. On Tuesday (April 19, 2022), the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) reported that the former Smartmatic employee identified as Ricardo Argana tagged in a supposed security breach admitted of … Read more
NBI Raids Former Smartmatic Employee’s House for Bringing Company Laptop at Home The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) raided the house of a former Smartmatic employee linked to security breach. The NBI-Cybercrime Division (NBI-CCD) raided the home of former Smartmatic worker named Ricardo Argana with the power of a search warrant. However, the authorities did not … Read more
Poll watchdog is urging Imee Marcos to resign from Senate committee on poll reforms Kontra Daya convenor Danilo Arao said that the appearance of Senator Imee Marcos in Len-len videos “leaves a bad taste in the mouth.” The poll watchdog said that the Senator should quit as the Senate Committee on Electoral Reforms. This is … Read more
COMELEC “Failure Of Bidding” For Extra 10,000 Vote Counting Machines COMELEC – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced that there was a “Failure of Bidding” for the “vote-counting machines (VCMs) with SD cards for next year’s elections. Currently, only Smartmatic-Total Information Management bought bids to supply the government with the VCMs. However, the firm failed … Read more
Imee Marcos Wants To End Smartmatic Dominance In PH Election System IMEE MARCOS – Senator Imee Marcos filed a bill seeking to end the ‘dominance’ of Smartmatic in the Philippines. On May 2019, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte ordered the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to end the country’s contract with Smartmatic. The 74-year-old chief executive said the result of the poll … Read more
Pres. Duterte Advises Comelec To Stop Contract w/ Smartmatic COMELEC – The Commission on Elections reacted to the advice of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to ditch Smartmatic in the next elections. One of the partners of the Commission on Elections in the automated elections in the Philippines is the Smartmatic. The Venezuela-based company provides the … Read more
Pres. Duterte Wants Comelec-Smartmatic Contract To Stop DUTERTE – Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte wanted the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to end its contract with Smartmatic. Following the issues and accusations surrounding the results of the midterm Election 2019, the Philippine President is aspiring for a change in the next political bids. Based on a … Read more
Bulacan Voter’s Finger Gets Marked Without Asking If She Has Voted BULACAN VOTER – The Bulacan voter protested after her finger gets marked with indelible ink even before voting. Role of the Commission on Election (COMELEC) is to enforce all laws and regulations relative to the election. COMELEC expects 61,843,759 Filipino voters to participate in … Read more
Voter Complains About the “Broken” Smartmatic In Daraga, Albay VOTER – An unnamed voter in Daraga, Albay said Smartmatic should be called “Sira-matic.” Electronic voting machine Smartmatic is designed to make elections more transparent, fast, and auditable. The election technology has been used in several countries like the United Kingdom, the United States, Mexico, Venezuela, … Read more
Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban says Bongbong Marcos should pay the P2 billion to Smartmatic. Former Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban said that Bongbong Marcos should be the one to pay P2 billion to Smartmatic for the VCMs. Panganiban announced that the former senator Bongbong Marcos should be the one to pay P2 … Read more