PANGYO-RO, South Korea — The Miru Co. Systems Ltd. will tour on Monday officials of the Commission on Elections led by Chairman George Garcia around its four-story factory where the equipment that will be used in the 2025 midterm elections are being manufactured.

Miru, a South Korean-based technology firm, won the bid to provide the automated election system the Philippines will use next year.

Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia gives his opening remarks ahead of a tour by Miru Systems Co. Ltd of its fatory that eill Mnufacture the equipment to be used in the 2025 midterm elections in the Philippines. With Garcia is Miru President Jinbok Chung. PHOTO BY LYNETTE O. LUNA

In his opening remarks, Garcia thanked Miru, led by its president Jinbok Chung for "agreeing to help us" in convincing the Filipinos that this would be "an election we can trust."

"Whatever suggestions we made, you always complied, you always agreed," Garcia said ahead of the tour set on Monday afternoon.

Garcia said technology "should not be used to thwart democracy."

"We have to explain the process step by step for people to understand," he said. "That is how democracy works."