Cancellation of 2022 polls due to pandemic unlikely: Jimenez
Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez (File photo) MANILA - An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday said it is unlikely that the May 2022 elections on a national scale can be cancelled if the Covid-19 pandemic worsens. "Unlikely because when we say we cancel elections that means the conditions for free and fair elections don't exist," Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said in a press conference. "When you have a surge that is not the case. People have to be extra careful, yes, but not losing the possibility of free and fair elections. So, it is unlikely ...