It is not the hit song The One that Got Away of Katy Perry. It is about Smartmatic that got away already from all its violations of our laws (e.g., RA9369, RA8792, RA9184), rules (e.g. Rules on Electronic Evidence by Supreme Court and Rules of Government Policy and Procurement Board), terms of reference (e.g., 99.995% accuracy and digital signatures), post qualification procedures and inquiries (e.g., Jarltech case), project implementation (e.g., failed to electronically transmit 24% of the election results or 18 million votes in 2013) and tons of other issues and concerns since they landed in the Philippines. And how could they do that to us Filipino people – to our government, lawmakers, professionals, workers, Muslims and Christians.

Recently, even insiders of Comelec are having big question marks about Smartmatic’s push in trying to violate the Government Procurement Reform Act or RA 9184! Comelec’s Legal Deparment Head, Director Esmeralda Ladra, said, “It behooves upon us to ensure that this Extension of Warranty for the repair and maintenance of PCOS machines, which is a clear example of direct contracting or single source procurement, be made to undergo the tests of validity under R.A. 9184.” Cesar Flores of Smarmatic insisted, “Smartmatic has the capability to handle the refurbishing project, and it will be advantageous if Comelec awards the PCOS repair project to Smartmatic instead of holding a public bidding.” As if Flores is the engineer of the PCOS machine and that they can do the job when in fact the Dominion Voting System (DVS) is the real owner of the PCOS hardware and software technology and not Smartmatic.

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