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Ex-poll chief Bautista not yet in custody — US Justice official

Former Commission on Elections chairman Andres Bautista, who was recently indicted in Florida for allegedly taking bribes from Smartmatic, is not in US custody,...

The international bribery scandal of Andy Bautista

“The Bautista case serves as a stark reminder of the far-reaching consequences of corruption and the importance of upholding the rule of law” In a...

US indicts ex-poll chief, three Smartmatic execs

Florida jury cites alleged bribery, money laundering The former chairman of the Commission on Elections was indicted by a US federal grand jury in Florida...

Comelec chief tags foreign entity behind demolition job against him

Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia on Thursday said that a foreign entity linked to Smartmatic could be behind the “demolition job” against...

Comelec abused authority — SC

The Commission on Elections committed grave abuse of discretion when it disqualified Smartmatic even before it submitted any bid for the 2025 elections, the...

Smartmatic ban a bold Comelec move, says Imee

Disqualifying Smartmatic from participating in the procurement of the 2025 automated election system (AES) is “a bold move” for the Commission on Elections, said...

Comelec allows recount of ballots used in 2022 polls

The Commission on Elections authorized a recount of select ballots used in the 2022 polls to settle accusations there were discrepancies in the votes. “This...

Smartmatic questions as ‘unfair’ Comelec’s disqualification ruling

A supplier of election counting machines assails as “unfair” a decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) disqualifying it from participating in all procurement...

Comelec disqualifies Smartmatic

The Commission on Elections disqualified technology provider Smartmatic from participating in “all Comelec procurement activities,” poll chairman George Garcia said on Wednesday. “We have to...

Smartmatic to enter midterm poll bid?

"Clearly the Philippines continues to be the destination of illegal drugs" Among all members of the Cabinet we have not heard from recently, so much...

Comelec sets hearing vs. Smartmatic Oct. 17

The Commission on Elections has set an en banc hearing on a petition seeking to block Smartmatic from the procurement of new automated election...

3 election hackers arrested

Suspects linked to Smartmatic machine breach, poll victory scam Authorities have arrested and filed criminal charges against three men who alleged had hacked Smartmatic, the...

Govt won’t pay Smartmatic

Comelec withholds P90M for VCMs until cleared of data breach The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is withholding payment of P90 million to its technology service...

Comelec warns Smartmatic over breach, sanctions up

The Commission on Elections has warned Smartmatic that the security breach in its system should not happen again, adding that it was only waiting...
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