Comelec to ask for additional P3 billion if BSKE delay pushes through

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will request up to P3 billion additional funds if the 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are postponed, its chairperson George Erwin Garcia said on Thursday.  According to Garcia, the government can save billions of pesos whenever elections are postponed, but resetting requires more funding due to additional registered voters.  “If the elections are reset, we will ask for additional funding. If the elections are reset, there will be additional voters, teachers [that will serve as electoral board members], precincts, and election paraphernalia,” Garcia, speaking Filipino, told reporters in an interview.  READ: […]... Keep on reading: Comelec to ask for additional P3 billion if BSKE delay pushes through

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