BACOLOD CITY — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday said it would investigate allegations of fraud and foreign interference in the May 2016 national elections. ADVERTISEMENTElection Commissioner Rowena Guanzon said on Wednesday that the Comelec would not cover for employees who might be involved in the alleged irregularities. In a statement in Manila on Wednesday, Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said the poll watchdog would look into the allegations and ask Sotto to share the evidence he used in his Senate presentation. Malacañang said it was leaving the investigation to the Comelec, an independent constitutional body. “But as of now, the law department [of the Comelec] has the exclusive jurisdiction to conduct a preliminary investigation of election offenses,” Roque said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 07, 2018 21:33 UTC