The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas will now be the sole protector of the final source code of the Commission on Election for the May 9 national and local election. It also kept in its vaults the election source codes of 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2019.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) was entrusted on Monday by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) with the final source code for the May 9 national and local elections. This will be kept at the highly-secured printing and minting facility in Quezon City.
The COMELEC handed over to the BSP the final trusted build of the transmission router source code, which is needed to ensure the secure distribution of election results and other related data to different endpoints.
The source code was deposited in a high-security vault, as mandated by Republic Act No. 9369 or “The Election Automation Law.”
BSP Governor Benjamin E. Diokno, COMELEC Chairman Saidamen B. Pangarungan, and representatives from the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting, and the media were present during the turnover.
"We share the COMELEC's strong commitment to upholding integrity and reinforcing public trust and confidence in the upcoming elections,” Diokno said.
The source code was stored on a flash drive and kept in a secure metal box, similar to the initial batch deposited last February 2.
The BSP had also kept in its vaults the election source codes in 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2019.
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