MalacaƱang is leaving it to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to answer allegations about the integrity of the recently concluded national and local polls as it appealed to the public to respect the result of the elections.
Acting Presidential Spokesman and Communications Secretary Martin And
(File photo) MANILA - Malacanang on Thursday said it will leave it up to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to prove that there are no irregularities in the May 9 national and local elections. Acting presidential spokesperson and Communications Secretary Martin Andanar made this remark after the International Observer Mission (IOM) of the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) said the recent polls "were not free and fair." Andanar echoed the remark made by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, saying he believed there was no cheating or other voting irregularities in the recent polls. "We reiterate what President Rodrigo Roa Duterte said during his May 11, 2022 Talk to the People Address that there are no voting irregularities. Let us respect the outcome of the election and give chance to the winning candidates to fulfill their campaign platform," he said. He said the Palace will allow Comelec to respond to the IOM's allegations. "
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday, May 19, answered the supposed poll anomalies raised by the International Observer Mission (IOM) in its report about the recently concluded election in the country.
Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex C. Laudiangco (JEL SANTOS/MANILA BULLETIN)
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