MANILA, Philippines — A petition to disqualify Smartmatic Philippines from bidding for the 2025 midterm automated election system (AES) was filed before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday. The 11-page petition was filed by former Information and Communications Technology Secretary Eliseo Rio Jr., former Comelec commissioner Augusto Lagman, former president of Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines Franklin Ysaac and retired Colonel Leonardo Odoño. In a copy obtained from Comelec, petitioners asked the poll body to investigate Smartmatic Philippines' alleged instances for qualification as a potential bidder for the 2025 Automated Election System.

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