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Today’s hearing will start at 10 a.m. and will be held at the CCB conference room of the Office of the Ombudsman in Diliman, Quezon City.


According to a ranking official of the Office of the Ombudsman, the public hearing is part of their continuing probe to dig deeper into the controversial project while keeping the proceedings "transparent" to the public.


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The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) is asking Mega Pacific e-Solutions Inc. (MPEI) to reimburse the P1.05 billion the Commission on Elections (Comelec) paid for the aborted poll automation project and the expenses incurred for the storage of the automated counting machines (ACMs) since 2003.


The OSG said the consortium should also be made to pay P10 million in exemplary damages as well as litigation and other expenses that would be incurred during the trial.


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BERNARD FONG AND LAURIANO BARRIOS

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The OSG said the consortium should also be made to pay P10 million in exemplary damages as well as litigation and other expenses that would be incurred during the trial.


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Ombudsman starts public hearings on MegaPacific deal

July 13, 2006 - 12:00am

The Office of the Ombudsman will begin holding public hearings today on the botched P1.3-billion poll automation contract between the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and MegaPacific consortium. Today’s hearing...

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Mega Pacific ordered to return money for botched poll modernization

By Aurea Calica | July 17, 2004 - 12:00am

The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) is asking Mega Pacific e-Solutions Inc. (MPEI) to reimburse the P1.05 billion the Commission on Elections (Comelec) paid for the aborted poll automation project and...

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