Last of a series
SEVERAL questions were raised in Part 1 of this series (https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/04/07/opinion/columnists/topanalysis/clean-voters-database-a-challenge-to-a-transparent-2022-elections-3/860864/). But one thing is for sure, the answers to these were already answered in the past series, specifically on the Commission on Elections-Department of the Interior and Local Government (Comelec-DILG) collaboration. It is even quite clear that this partnership is already mandated under existing laws through the local civil registrars' proactive involvement and close coordination with local election officers as stipulated in the Local Government Code of 1991. In a Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG) roundtable discussion with DILG's undersecretary for barangay (village) affairs, Martin Diño, he said that such collaboration is feasible! He said then that he was open to discussions with Comelec Chairman Sheriff Abas to undertake the cleansing of the voters' list.
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