The Philippine Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has removed blockchain technology components and voter verification systems from the 2028 election budget proposal, reducing the original approximately 25 billion Philippine pesos budget by about 6 billion pesos (approximately $102 million). COMELEC Chairman George Garcia stated that the relevant features are not essential for conducting elections, with budget optimization and data privacy risks being the main considerations, and the related technology can still be reconsidered in the future. (BitPinas)

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GateUser-4aa73916
· 8h ago
$102 million cut, the Philippine government breathes a sigh of relief.
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NonceNinja
· 8h ago
On-chain transparency and election anonymity are inherently contradictory; it should have been understood long ago.
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GateUser-870b5e71
· 9h ago
Blockchain is not a cure-all; Southeast Asia still has a lot to learn.
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NarrativeCartographer
· 9h ago
Chairman Garcia is under a lot of pressure, and the opposition is definitely watching.
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NeonStreetReflections
· 9h ago
Waiting for a parallel universe discussion of "If only I had used blockchain back then, I wouldn't have..."
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NonceNomad
· 9h ago
25 billion becomes 19 billion, a significant proportion, but the absolute value is still large.
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AMirroredSphereReflectingThe
· 9h ago
Voter verification system is also cut? Then what alternative plan is there.
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TransparentDome
· 9h ago
Remove what can be removed; the code is probably still there, just watching and waiting.
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MetalKeyInsomnia
· 9h ago
Technologically neutral, but election systems cannot afford to make mistakes.
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NeonHalf-MeltedIceCream
· 9h ago
Blockchain voting sounds cool, but in practice, there are many privacy vulnerabilities; withdrawing was a wise choice.
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