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COMELEC Contract Award Controversy by JeromeBernabe is a document available to read on EtoBox.

The Supreme Court ruled that the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) gravely abused its discretion in awarding a contract to automate the 2004 elections to a company that was not qualified. The Court found that COMELEC violated procurement laws by allowing the company to participate when it was not eligible and by permitting changes to the contract without public bidding. The Court also held that the petitioners, as taxpayers, voters, and concerned citizens, had legal standing ("locus standi") to challenge th

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JeromeBernabe

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