Congress panel not keen on Comelec ‘pabaon’ issue

THE Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on the Automated Elections System (JCOC-AES) has no plans to include in its inquiry the allegations that money changed hands to ensure the P1.2-billion contract to refurbish the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines will go to Smarmatic.

JCOC-AES chairman and Sen. Aquilino Pimentel 3rd, in an interview, said the committee at present has no intention to include the bribery issue in its proceedings because of absence of solid evidence.