The Supreme Court (SC) is inclined to nullify the P300-million “midnight deal” entered into by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) with Smarmatic-Total Information Management (Smartmatic-TIM) for the refurbishment of Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines, according to an unimpeachable source.

The source told The Manila Times that the SC justices are of the opinion that the contract between the Comelec and Smartmatic is illegal because it did not undergo public bidding.

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