MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Thursday it is not closing its doors on the possible extension of the voter registration for the 2022 elections.
Comelec Commissioner Marlon Casquejo said this during a hearing of the Senate committee on electoral reforms but added that extending the September 30 deadline will trigger a tight schedule for the agency’s preparations.
“We are not closing doors. What I am saying is it will be a very, very tight schedule for us in our timeline. Ang daming apektado (A lot will be affected) from the configuration [of machines] to everything. But again, we will look into that situation,” he said.
Casquejo was responding …
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