The Comelec is so archaic that big data and data analytics is not a priority. Just look at the Philippine data in “We Are Social 2020”: there were “173.2 million mobile connections in the Philippines in January 2020. The number of users in the Philippines increased by 5.8 million (plus 8.6 percent) between April 2019 and January 2020. If local government units (LGUs) and national officials do not get it, they may get the ire of the community come May 2022. Voters will just have to be reminded of the various crises and that trigger will define 2022.

Source: Manila Times May 11, 2020 16:41 UTC