By Katrina Gracia Consebido
Presidential Communications Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Martin Andanar reiterated on Thursday, May 19, that there were no irregularities in the recent May 9 local and national elections.
In a statement, he asked the public to “respect the outcome of the election,” and give candidates the chance to showcase their programs for the country.
“Let us respect the outcome of the election and give chance to the winning candidates to fulfill their campaign platform,” Andanar said.
“However, to dispel doubts of some quarters such as the Philippine Election 2022 International Observer Mission, which has been quoted as saying “the May 9 election did not meet the standard of free and fair,” we leave the matter to the Commission on Elections,” he added.
The International Observer Mission is an election watchdog organization who independently monitored the May 9 elections to cover the entire electoral process. –ag