Corporate reputationWhy do some entities shy away from doing business with our government? Unfortunately, predictability and consistency in so far as the rules of the game are concerned is important to businesses. The Comelec earlier set the deadline for the submissions for the 2025 automated election on Dec. 12. If it is Comelec’s intention to safeguard the integrity of future elections, including the 2025 presidential election, then this is definitely not the way to do it. And we aren’t even talking about the damage to Smartmatic’s reputation that Comelec’s ban may cause.

Source: Philippine Star December 08, 2023 19:02 UTC