No systems audit now – Comelec

By Leslie Ann G. Aquino and Mario B. Casayuran The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has decided to defer any action to the request of vice presidential candidate Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. for systems audit of its transparency server and central server. Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista cited three reasons for the deferment, among them the ongoing canvassing of votes for president and vice president in Congress. “We have reservations since canvassing has already begun in Congress, which also has the mandate to proclaim the winning president and vice president. So, what could be its effect if we allow this audit by a particular candidate,” he said in a forum in Manila. CANVASSING BEGINS – The Senate and the House of Representatives, sitting as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC), starts tallying the votes for president and vice president in the May 9, 2016 national elections yesterday at the Batasan Complex [...]