THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) yesterday assured the public that all its files and data are safe and secured despite the fire that hit its main office in Intramuros, Manila on Sunday night.
In a press conference, acting Comelec spokesman John Rex Laudiangco said there were no administrative, operational or judicial files that were destroyed during the fire that hit the 7th floor of the Palacio del Gobernador building.
“All Comelec servers and vaults, located at the Information Technology Department (ITD), including all equipment and documents in all offices and departments at the Main Office are safe, intact, undamaged, and secure,” said Laudiangco.
“Given the limited area directly affected by the fire, other digital and physical files, administrative, operational or judicial are all safe, secure, intact, and unaffected,” he added.
Laudiangco said the election results and data are safe, secure, and remain to be on live posting, both at the Comelec’s official website (www.comelec.gov.ph) and the Election Results Website (www.2022electionresults.comelec.gov.ph).
He also said that all voter’s registration data are intact and unaffected in another secured vault, with the back-up at a secured off-site location.
Laudiangco said all ITD personnel on duty have been safely evacuated, and together with all duty guards, electricians, and other general services personnel of the Comelec, were all accounted for.
He said all other departments and offices located at the 7th Floor, as well as in all other floors of the Palacio del Gobernador building, were safe.
