Comelec eyes allowing chief to declare areas under its 'control'
Comelec chairperson Saidamen Pangarungan (File photo) MANILA - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is looking to allow its chief Saidamen Pangarungan to classify areas under "Comelec control" to fast-track its preparations just over a month before the May 9 polls. Commissioner George Erwin Garcia, in a Laging Handa briefing Monday, said the matter will be tackled by the Comelec en banc. He added that if Pangarungan is given the authority to decide on the matter, it will hasten the process by doing away with the prerequisite of a Comelec en banc resolution. Currently, only the poll ...