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Published by News and Information Bureau(NIB) on Dec. 24, 2023.
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
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?
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. Your request You asked for On the Ownership of Foreign Election-Service Providers. Response to your request 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 [email protected], or resubmit your request addressed to the correct agency on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph. For further assistance you may review the FAQ section of the eFOI site: https://www.foi.gov.ph/help. Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Thank you. Respectfully, Julie An Bagumboy FOI Officer
Understood. Thanks anyway. Oh, well… Anyway, a "Happy 2024!" to you & the team!