The voter registration verification project - worth nearly a billion pesos – is the poll body's second most expensive contract in line with the 2019 midterm elections.
Comelec Commissioner Marlon Casquejo objected to the proposed change in the general instructions, which was approved by the en banc. He warned approving the change would result in millions of taxpayers' money wasted.
The Comelec commissioner suggested the supplier's contract be terminated as it was unable to deliver the service it promised. His dissent to the last minute change was overlooked. Guia had also suggested limiting the scope of the pilot test for the VRMs as opposed to the 19 areas it was deployed to for the May polls. “A pilot test can result to a decision, either to adopt what is being tested or reject it. If the decision is to reject it, over a billion pesos for a pilot test is definitely high," he said.
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