The COMELEC had ‘sold’ the FilipinosThe COMELEC had effectively sold the Filipino people when it entered into the unconscionable contracts containing the “considered sold” proviso with Smartmatic-TIM. Smartmatic continues to hostage the FilipinosBased on various sources and media reports, Smartmatic-TIM had already bagged at least P18.4 billion worth of contracts with the COMELEC. In 2010, Smartmatic dealt COMELEC with at least P7.2 billion worth of election paraphernalia, specifically precinct count optical scanning (PCOS) machines. Now comes the “considered sold” provision for another P2.08 billion. As a repeat performance, Smartmatic is again ramming into our throats their vaunted OTP through the “considered sold” provision.

Source: Manila Times March 17, 2017 17:36 UTC