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MANILA - President Rodrigo R. Duterte said he does not believe that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) could disregard the rule of opening ballot printing to election observation groups. "I do not believe it because itong Comelec naman ang mga tao diyan ay kilala ko lahat (I know everyone at Comelec)," he said in a prerecorded interview with Pastor Apollo Quiboloy aired Saturday on SMNI. Duterte said he has not heard of such violations, noting that the Comelec should always open ballot printing and operations to accredited election observation groups. "I think the ballot is being printed sa (at the) Bureau of Printing. At palagay ko naman (And I think), if there is a requirement that there should be witnesses, I am sure wala akong rason narinig na (I have no reason to hear that) this particular rule has been disregarded. I have not yet heard of it," he added. Poll watchdogs, including the National Citizens Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel), earlier criticized