THE NATIONAL Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) on Monday urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to bolster its transparency measures after allegations of vote rigging in last year’s elections.
“The election process and the automated election system must be open to everyone’s scrutiny and analysis, free from any conditions and restrictions,” it said in a statement.
Last week, former Information and Communications Technology Secretary Eliseo M. Rio, Jr. said the elections might have been rigged since the votes were transmitted on one private internet protocol (IP) address.
Comelec Chairman George Erwin M. Garcia told a briefing on July 27 Comelec owned the IP address, adding that the election results were accurate.
Namfrel said Comelec should ensure that independent organizations are free to examine and audit future elections. — John Victor D. Ordoñez