Comelec bans Smartmatic

By William B. Depasupil

Nov 30, 2023 12:18 am

(UPDATE) THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) has disqualified and disallowed technology provider Smartmatic Philippines Inc. from participating in all its public bidding and procurement processes.

Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia on Wednesday said the decision had nothing to do with the petition filed against Smartmatic in June by former Information and Communications Technology secretary Eliseo Rio, former Comelec commissioner Augusto 'Gus' Lagman, Franklin Ysaac and Leonardo Odono.

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