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With no final word yet from Congress on the possible postponement of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, the Commission on Elections yesterday said its preparations for the twin polls are 70 percent complete.

The Commission on Audit has flagged the Commission on Elections over P671.473 million in unliquidated cash advances of its special disbursing officers, officials and employees.

The Commission on Elections will need an additional P5 billion if the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections will not push through his year, Comelec Chairman George Garcia told senators yesterday.

New Comelec commissioner named

Instead of always postponing the elections, legislators should consider extending the terms of barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan officials, according to the head of the Commission on Elections.

The Commission on Elections is considering the establishment of a Comelec academy to train and serve as an educational institution for poll employees.

The Commission on Elections on Friday reminded all registered political parties and coalitions of political parties that they have only until Aug. 15 to file their Annual Sworn Information Update Statement before the poll body’s clerk office.

Newly-appointed Commission on Elections chairman George Erwin Garcia on Wednesday said he will be pushing for the creation of a new office building, following a fire that broke out at its headquarters in Intramuros, Manila over the weekend.

Newly-appointed Commission on Elections chairman George Erwin Garcia on Wednesday retained Atty. John Rex Laudiangco as acting spokesperson of the poll body.

The Comelec Main Office is currently based in Palacio del Gobernador in Intramuros, which is also home to the Intramuros Administration and the Home Development Mutual Fund Office.