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The Commission on Elections said Sunday it will start printing again official ballots for the 2025 national and local elections on Wednesday, January 22, after the operation was halted in response to a Supreme Court order. Comelec chairman George Garcia said the poll body now aims to use all the machines available at the National Printing Office considering the delays in printing ballots, which was originally supposed to be finished by April 14.
He also said that the Comelec did not anticipate the additional costs brought about by the need to reprint the ballots, but he explained that they may realign budget from an existing line item.Despite this, the poll chairman appealed to the public not to blame the SC for what happened, stressing that the high court should always be respected and followed.“Gusto ko pong ipaalala sa lahat, ‘wag po ninyong sisihin ang Korte Suprema kasi alam niyo, ito po’y parte ng isang proseso.
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