MANILA, Philippines — Poll watchdogs filed an administrative complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman against Commission on Elections officials and executives of tech provider Smartmatic over alleged anomalies in this year’s midterm elections. Former Comelec chair Andres Bautista and unnamed officials of Smartmatic were also included in the complaint. RELATED: 'Fewer' problems encountered in 2019 polls, Comelec says“The latest electoral disaster, which mainstream media downplay as ‘glitch,’ is perhaps the worst in Philippine election history in terms of machine malfunctions that appear intentional-pretending-to-be-accidental,” the complainants said. But Comelec Commissioner Marlon Casquejo earlier said that the election was “successful” despite the glitches. In a briefing on Monday, Jimenez acknowledged that there is room for improvement and that the Comelec will do better next time.

Source: Philippine Star May 21, 2019 12:22 UTC