The “simultaneous saving” of election results in vote counting machines (VCMs) and Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) and Commission on Elections (Comelec) servers wiped out “dagdag-bawas” attempts this year. Because of its openness, this year’s elections are better and more credible than the last. A “technical glitch” reportedly affected the transfer protocol file but the main server never missed a transmission. During that seven-hour delay, Comelec could have easily switched to the main server for continuous public airing of incoming vote results. Three “loyal” chairs of big barangays within the district received P100,000 from his opponent a week before the elections.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 20, 2019 21:00 UTC