The camp of the presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is closely monitoring the alleged hacking of a server of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), few months ahead of the scheduled national elections in May.
Marcos Jr.’s chief of staff and spokesperson, Atty. Vic Rodriguez, told Inquirer: “We are keenly observing the development in the alleged hacking on the Comelec systems with prudence by awaiting confirmation from those tasked to investigate the incident. For now, we call on the Comelec Steering Committee and the Joint Congressional Oversight Committee (JCOC) to convene, initiate the probe and work to ensure the integrity of the systems and of the forthcoming elections,” he said.
He added that they “do not intend to immediately jump into any conclusion that could lead to undermining or discrediting the preparations and the conduct of the May 9 general elections.”
Hackers were allegedly able to breach Comelec servers and stole files including usernames and PINS of vote-counting machines.
Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said the poll body is validating the hacking reports.
