THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) has assured that files and data of the agency were safe following a fire that hit its Information Technology Department on Sunday evening, July 31, 2022.Comelec spokesperson lawyer John Rex Laudiangco said the fire started at the reception area of the IT department located at the 7th floor of the Palacio del Gobernador in Intramuros, Manila around 6:48 p.m.The blaze reached the second alarm and was declared under control at 8:05 p.m.Laudiangco said the fire did not spread or affect other areas in the building.He said all servers, vaults, equipment and documents are intact and undamaged, including the voter’s registration data and information on election results, noting that it can still be accessed through the Comelec website.There were no reported injuries from the incident. (SunStar Philippines)