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On the Ownership of Foreign Election-Service Providers

Requested from NIB by J. Tumang at 11:29 AM on Dec 24, 2023.
Purpose: Clarifying How Smartmatic Introduced/Represented Itself to COMELEC & the Rest of the PH Government
Date of Coverage: 12/23/2023 - 12/23/2023
Tracking no: #NIB-622397125346

Tumang 11:29 AM, Dec 24, 2023 

I distinctly remember Smartmatic being introduced as a Venezuelan company back in the televised hearings before the PH 2010 Election, but (after the U.S. 2020 Election & Trump also claiming it) media here in the U.S. now claim it's American. Smartmatic claims it is & always was U.S.-company now, too!
https://www.smartmatic.com/about/our-history/
There are even claims that it's Dutch! The Hell‽

PH news media claims it's Venezuelan. PH Govt. has also claimed that ever since. Just to be sure, what proof is on our side? Can proofs be disclosed please?

Bagumboy 07:59 AM, Jan 02, 2024 

January 2, 2024

Dear Jose-Mari,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Dec 24, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

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You asked for On the Ownership of Foreign Election-Service Providers.

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While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance this Office does not have [some of]* the information you have requested. However, you may wish to contact Commission on Elections at law@comelec.gov.ph, or resubmit your request addressed to the correct agency on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph.

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Thank you.

Respectfully,
Julie An Bagumboy
FOI Officer


Understood. Thanks anyway. Oh, well…

Anyway, a "Happy 2024!" to you & the team!

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