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Comelec: Overseas ballot photo without Robredo's name ‘deliberately edited’
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Garcia denounced claims that Vice President Leni Robredo's name was missing from overseas absentee voting ballots as "fake news."
The Comelec's Office for Overseas Voting (OFOV) confirmed that a photo of an overseas ballot that did not contain Robredo's name was "deliberately edited" to make it appear as such.
Garcia clarified that the ballots used in New Zealand for the 2022 elections are serialized and adhere to a single template, making it impossible for a candidate's name to be selectively omitted.
He stated that if a candidate were indeed missing, it would affect a significant number of ballots, not just one.
The Comelec, through the OFOV, is coordinating with the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Philippine Embassy in New Zealand to identify those responsible for editing and spreading the photo.
The poll body has referred numerous instances of disinformation to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).
Commissioner Garcia heads the Comelec's Task Force Kontra Fake News, established to combat disinformation and protect the integrity of the elections.
Overseas absentee voting for the 2022 elections commenced on April 10 and is scheduled to conclude on May 9.
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