Privacy commission sets meeting to clarify details on alleged Comelec hack

Individuals queue for Voter registration outside the COMELEC office in Quezon City. Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez announced that the Commission approved the resumption of voter registration from 8am to 5pm in areas under MECQ (September 6, 2021).

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MANILA, Philippines — The National Privacy Commission has set a clarificatory meeting between the Commission on Elections and the Manila Bulletin, who first reported the alleged data breach concerning 2022 polls, on January 25.

"The NPC’s Complaints and Investigation Division commenced its own independent investigation and issued a notice to Comelec requiring them to explain the alleged hacking and data breach," Privacy Commissioner John Henry Naga said on Wednesday.

"The Comelec must address the serious allegations made in the Manila Bulletin news report," the privacy commission added.

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