Sotto seeks probe into poll anomalies

SEN. Vicente Sotto 3rd on Tuesday sought an investigation into alleged irregularities in the May 2016 national elections, such as early transmissions of votes and “foreign access” to the election results server.

In a privilege speech, Sotto said it was high time the proper Senate committee investigated the Automated Election System and subpoena Commission on Elections officials as well as executives of supplier Smartmatic to shed light on these allegations, which he said came from an “impeccably reliable source.”