The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday announced the start of the filing of certificates of candidacy (COCs) for the congressional race in Antipolo City’s second district from February 5 to 7.
Comelec chair George Erwin Garcia said the filing period forms part of preparations for the upcoming special election in the district.
Garcia said the poll body is proceeding with the electoral process despite limited funding, noting that only P11 million has so far been released.
He said Comelec had requested P98 million to cover ballot printing, election paraphernalia, personnel deployment, voter education, and vote-counting machine operations, but the amount released remains insufficient.
Despite the shortfall, Garcia said Comelec is coordinating with the Department of Budget and Management for additional funds and assured the public that the special election will proceed as scheduled.
