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Comelec seeks P27B for BSKE
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is requesting a P27 billion budget for an automated Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) scheduled for November 2, 2025.
This amount is P15.2 billion more than the P11.8 billion allocated by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) in the 2026 National Expenditure Program.
Comelec Chair George Garcia stated that they initially proposed P19 billion, but the DBM reduced it by P8 billion.
Garcia highlighted that an automated BSKE could significantly expedite vote counting, potentially completing it within 30 minutes to one hour.
He cited successful pilot tests of automated elections in Quezon City and Dasmarinas, Cavite, where results were known rapidly.
The Comelec has been advocating for a shift to automated elections, believing it can reduce election-related violence by speeding up the counting process.
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