Comelec to hear petition on Smartmatic disqualification

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Comelec to hear petition on Smartmatic disqualification
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The Commission on Elections is set to hear a petition seeking to prevent technology provider Smartmatic from participating in future elections.

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections is set to hear a petition seeking to prevent technology provider Smartmatic from participating in future elections.

He said the US government has sought the Comelec’s help in a money-laundering case filed against former Comelec chairman Andres Bautista. “Based on the poll body’s rules of procedures, the Comelec en banc will order respondent Smartmatic to comment on the petition,” Laudiangco said. PAGASA said that it is still possible that Jenny could make landfall or pass close to Batanes, but the “likelihood is...

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