MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will release the final guidelines for the 2022 national elections by the last quarter of 2021, Chairman Sheriff Abas said Tuesday.
The polling body said it is still crafting the guidelines against the backdrop of the existing coronavirus pandemic situation, which is expected to persist well into the 2022 national and local elections.
“Ongoing pa yung aming proseso dahil hinihimay pa yung halos lahat ng protocols from canvassing, filing, from bilangan [ng boto], lahat. So siguro end or last qurater ng taong ito [ire-release],” Abas said in a Laging Handa public briefing.
(Our process is still ongoing because we are sti…
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