COMELEC website down but not hacked, says chairman

The website of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) became temporarily inaccessible Wednesday afternoon, but Comelec chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. allayed fears it may have been hacked.

 

In a post on his Twitter account, Brillantes said the cause was more of a technical glitch, and that they are working to resolve the problem.

 

"The COMELEC website (http://www.comelec.gov.ph/ ) is temporarily unavailable to those inquiring about the status of their registration and voter’s ID," he said.

 

As of 4 p.m. Wednesday, the site was still inaccessible.

 

But Brillantes, in a separate tweet, said the downtime is due to a technical glitch.

 

"The downtime, however, is by reason of a technical glitch. We will be back online as soon as we fix the problem," he said.

 

The Comelec is working full time to prepare for the 2013 elections where voters are to elect 12 senators and local officials. — TJD, GMA News