The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has attested to the capability of Miru Systems as a poll system provider following its recent visit to Seoul, South Korea, where it observed the facility that is expected to produce 110,000 automated counting machines (ACMs) for the upcoming 2025 national and local elections.

Comelec Chairman George Garcia thanked Miru Systems for showing the team how the manufacturing will be done.

"Napatunayan natin na ang Miru talaga ay isang manufacturing company ng mga automated counting machines dahil nakita natin lahat ng mga makina na ginawa nila at ginamit para sa ibang bansa (We have proven that Miru is really an established manufacturing company of automated counting machines because we have seen all the machines they’ve made and used for other countries),” he said.

The chairman also noted how capable Miru Systems has proven to be during this process. 

“Nakita din namin na handang-handa sila na talagang ideliver sa atin yung 110,000 machines na kakailanganin natin sapagkat on-time at yung timeline nila ay sadyang sinusunod. Nakita din natin kung gaano kagaling ang kanilang mga technicians at engineers habang ginagawa nila ang makina (We also see that Miru is very ready to deliver to us the 110,000 machines that we will be needing because their timeline is on-time and is being duly followed. We also see the expertise of Miru’s technicians and engineers while they are working on the machines)," he said.

Miru Systems Vice President for Overseas Sales Ken Cho welcomed Garcia, Commissioners Nelson Celis and Aimee Ferolino, and all other important stakeholders from the Philippines to oversee these early stages of production.

“We would like to minimize any suspicions that anyone might have regarding our productions. We want to be fair and transparent from the beginning,” shared Miru CEO Mr. Jin-Bok Chung when asked why they opened their plant to the media. “We have nothing to hide, that’s why we wanted to show and open our processes to everyone involved for this project,” he added.

“This is a wonderful opportunity for us to show the status of the ongoing customization of the machines according to the needs of the Filipino people to all stakeholders, including the Philippine Computer Society, KBP (Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas), and other media friends,” Cho said.

Reflecting on the two visits to South Korea thus far, Garcia confidently shared his satisfaction with the new election supplier.

“Kuntento at satisfied ang Comelec sa nakikita namin so far...hindi po tayo nagkamali nung nabigay natin ang award kay Miru (We're content and satisfied with what we have seen so far...we did not make a mistake in giving the award to Miru)," he said.