Manila, June 17 -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday deleted all files in the National Printing Office (NPO) related to the May 12, 2025 national and local elections.

In an interview, Comelec Commissioner Rey Bulay, head of the Committee on Ballot Printing, said the deletion of the files marks the conclusion of his committee's responsibility in connection with the recent polls.

He added that the deletion of the files, conducted at the NPO head office in Quezon City, was approved by the Comelec en banc through a resolution.

"Based on the Resolution issued on May 27, as part of transparency, we approved the deletion of data in the NPO server," Bulay, who led the activity at the NPO, said.

Among the files that were deleted...