Comelec: Photo showing ballot excluding Robredo’s name ‘deliberately edited’

By Gabriela Baron

The Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) Office for Overseas Voting (OFOV) said the photo of a ballot in New Zealand excluding a presidential candidate’s name was “deliberately edited.”

Comelec made the statement after the photo circulated on social media.

“The OFOV confirms that the photo showing an official ballot received by an overseas voter in New Zealand has been deliberately edited to make it appear that VP Robredo’s name is missing from the list of Presidential candidates,” OFOV said.

“The OFOV is coordinating closely with the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Philippine Embassy in New Zealand to identify the persons responsible for editing the photo and for spreading said photo on social media,” it added.

On Sunday, April 24. the Philippine Embassy in Wellington, New Zealand urged overseas Filipino voters to return the ballots that allegedly excluded Robredo’s name. – ag

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