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DESPITE seeing multiple election-related incidents, the Commission on Elections insisted on Friday, November 3, 2023, that the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Election this year was less chaotic than the 2018 edition.In a press conference, Comelec Chairman George Garcia said he remains convinced that the 2023 polls is more peaceful than its predecessor. 'There are those saying that the 2023 elections is the most disorderly and violent.
If there is no failure of elections, it means the conduct of elections was orderly,' said Garcia. 'The point is we were able to complete this. Our democracy survived and we conducted a very honest, transparent, and credible barangay and SK elections,' he added. As to the election-related violence recorded, he said the commission is not belittling the deaths and injuries recorded. 'I feel bad that there are people dying because of the barangay and youth elections.
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