No, it’s not the online, electronic type of a compromise and not by hackers or malevolent actors out to sabotage the election results.  The compromise was done by those who set up the transparency server through which various groups receive electronic copies of election returns from the various PCOS machines.

The Election Automation Law, Republic Act No. 8436 (RA8436), as amended by Republic Act No. 9369 (RA9369),  clearly provides: “Within one hour after the printing of the election returns, the chairman of the board of election inspectors or any official authorized by the Commission shall, in the presence of watchers and representatives of the accredited citizens’ arm, political parties/candidates, if any, electronically transmit the precinct results to the respective levels of board of canvassers, to the dominant majority and minority party, to the accredited citizen’s arm, and to the Kapisanan ng mga Brodcaster ng Pilipinas (KBP).”

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