Comelec disqualifies Smartmatic from procurement and bidding process for future elections Comelec disqualifies Smartmatic from procurement and bidding process for future elections

Comelec disqualifies Smartmatic from procurement and bidding process for future elections

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00:00 The Commission on Elections, or COMLEC, insists it has every right to disqualify Smartmatic

00:05 from any procurement and bidding process for upcoming elections.

00:08 COMLEC Chair Erwin Garcia insists the poll body gave Smartmatic enough opportunities

00:14 to explain why it shouldn't be disqualified, and if it does not agree with the decision,

00:19 then it can make an appeal before the Supreme Court.

00:22 Also, the poll body chair explained they merely exercised their prerogative to make it an

00:28 independent decision and with majority of the on bank agreeing with it.