MANILA, Philippines — Rep. Brian Poe of the FPJ Panday Bayanihan Partylist sounded the alarm over the sharp reduction in the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) 2026 budget for voter education, stressing that such cuts undermine efforts to strengthen electoral reforms and ensure informed citizen participation. During the House budget deliberations, Poe threw his support behind Comelec Chairman George Garcia, and emphasized that voter education is a non-compromisable budget line item, especially with the growing challenges of misinformation, disinformation, and voter disengagement. Comelec officials admitted that while their preparatory national and local election (PNLE) budget accounts for over 24% of their […]... Keep on reading: Rep. Brian Poe slams ₱145-M cut in voter education budget