COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Juan Andres Bautista is in hot water in connection with the hacking of the poll body’s website last year that left open to identity theft the personal information of more than 55 million registered voters here and abroad.

The National Privacy Commission (NPC) on Thursday ruled that Bautista and the Comelec en banc were criminally liable for the cyber security breach, in violation of Republic Act (RA) 10173 or the Data Privacy Act of 2012.

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