SINIMULAN na ng Commission on Elections (Comelec) noong Lunes ang “trusted build” process para sa automated election system (AES) na gagamitin sa unang parliamentary elections sa Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) sa Oktubre.

Kabilang sa trusted build process ang “compilation of the final, verified source codes into executable, machine-readable programs”.

Sinabi ng Comelec, ang proseso ay idinesenyo para matiyak ang integridad, seguridad at accuracy ng election system— lalo na makaraan ang anomang modipikasyon sa code.

Sa panayam, sinabi ni Comelec Chairman George Erwin M. Garcia, bagama’t ang BARMM parliamentary elections ay pagpapatuloy lamang

sa 2025 national and local polls, ang hiwalay na trusted build ay kailangan upang ma-account para sa system changes.

“You can’t just change something without modifying the source code. And once you change the source code, you need a new trusted build to generate a new version of the program. That’s also what the law requires, any change to the code must go through this process. If we don’t, we risk violating the Bangsamoro Electoral Code,” pahayag pa ni Garcia.

(JOCELYN DOMENDEN)