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THE COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) and the Philippine central bank signed an agreement on Monday for the safekeeping of the source codes that will be used in the May 9 elections. 

“One of the measures to ensure the credibility of the election results is ensuring that the source code used for the Automated Election System is certified and secured with the highest possible level of security,” Comelec Commissioner Marlon S. Casquejo said during the signing ceremony live-streamed on Facebook.

The automated election law mandates that the source codes, or the instructions used by software programs, be held in escrow by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

The source codes will be deposited in a special vault secured by a series of metal locks and combination codes under the sole custody of the poll body’s officials, said BSP Governor Benjamin E. Diokno. — John Victor D. Ordoñez 

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