Paterno Esmaquel II
Published 10:59 AM, September 16, 2015
Updated 5:08 PM, September 16, 2015
MANILA, Philippines (2nd UPDATE) – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday, September 16, said it has decided to have the Philippines’ vote-counting machines manufactured in Taiwan instead of China as earlier planned.
“The biggest threat to the 2016 elections is China,†Comelec Commissioner Christian Lim said in a briefing at the House of Representatives on Wednesday.
Citing an intelligence report, Lim explained that there might be an attempt by China to “sabotage†the 2016 elections.
Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista also said the poll body decided to have the 93,000 optical mark readers (OMRs) manufactured in Taiwan “because of current conditions.†Controversial firm Smartmatic is set to manufacture these vote-counting machines.
Taiwan, which calls itself the Republic of China, considers the mainland or the People's Republic of China (PRC) illegitimate. The PRC considers Taiwan a renegade government.
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