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PEACEFUL PLEBISCITE. Comelec chair George Garcia. Garcia said Friday (Aug. 19, 2022) he looks forward to an 80 percent turnout of voters on Sept. 17, 2022 for the ratification of the law that would divide Maguindanao province into Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur. (Photo grab from Bandera FM-TV Cotabato) COTABATO CITY - Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia is expecting an 80 percent turnout of voters for the September 17 plebiscite on the division of Maguindanao province. "I came over to ensure we will have orderly political exercises, even if it is just a plebiscite," he said in an interview on Friday. Garcia attended the coordinating conference on the Maguindanao plebiscite held at the AlNor convention center here on Thursday afternoon. "When I say orderly, it does not mean only an absence of conflict but to ensure that all Maguindanao voters can go out and vote freely and secured," Garcia said. "I am expecting an 80 percent t
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(Photo courtesy of PNP) MANILA - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) appealed for the support of relevant government bodies for the conduct of electoral exercises in the country this year. During the joint security command conference in Camp Crame in Quezon City on Tuesday, Comelec chairperson George Erwin Garcia sought anew the cooperation of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Department of Energy (DOE), and the Department of Education (DepEd) as the poll body prepares for these activities. "I have a request to all of you, I hope, what we have already shown loyalty and service in the May 2022 elections, I hope we can show it again for the upcoming plebiscites. I hope we will be able to maintain peace, and those who want to sow fear among our electorate, I hope they will not be able to carry out their plans," Garcia said. Garcia appealed to the DOE to ensure a stable power supply for the holding of plebiscites and the Dec. 5 Baranga
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, August 16, has started printing the official ballots for the plebiscite in Calaca, Batangas.
The official ballots and accountable forms for the Plebiscite to ratify the conversion of the Municipality of Calaca, Batangas into a component city, is