Probe of Miru contract sought
A CONGRESSMAN has filed a resolution seeking to investigate the contract between the Commission on Elections and a South Korean technology provider Miru Systems Co, Ltd. to supply election equipment for the 2025 midterm elections.
Party-list Rep. Rodante D. Marcoleta, who sought the probe, accused the parties of collusion.
“I welcome any probe on the matter,” Comelec Chairman George Erwin M. Garcia told BusinessWorld in a Viber message. Miru Systems Co., Ltd. did not immediately reply to an e-mail seeking comment.
The congressman alleged that 49 offshore bank accounts registered in China, the US, Hong Kong, Singapore and the Cayman Islands owned by a top election official received P120 million from Miru officials.
“I issued a sworn affidavit of denial and sworn waivers of all the accounts and properties mentioned,” Mr. Garcia said. “I even authorized the National Bureau of Investigation and Anti-Money Laundering Council to investigate the truthfulness of the allegations.”
He said he only has two visas and has never been to the countries named by Mr. Marcoleta “and I have no intention to go there.” — Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio