Last of two parts
Certification 4: A certification that the source code is kept in escrow with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). There is no Annex that would show certification that the source code is kept in escrow with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). The only document related to BSP is the letter of the Comelec’s Project Director to the TEC Chairman dated February 9, 2013 (Annex B): “…As regards the PCOS binaries, CCS code and other applications built by SLI Global System, Inc. during the Trusted Build activity in Manila last January 10, 2013, the same shall be deposited with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas as soon as the new Escrow Agreement is agreed upon and finalized…” What? No agreement yet despite the deadline of three months before the 2013 elections! Is that the usual management practice in Comelec—not to meet deadlines? Or is it ineptness? What about for 2016 national and local elections (NLEs), is there an Escrow Agreement already with BSP? Maybe none yet up to now!
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