In its ruling, the High Court says the 'very purpose of the AES is to eliminate manual counting at the precinct level to reduce human intervention and the risks of electoral fraud'

In its ruling, the High Court says the 'very purpose of the AES is to eliminate manual counting at the precinct level to reduce human intervention and the risks of electoral fraud'

MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed a petition seeking to compel the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to implement manual precinct-level vote counting…