Comelec: Additional honoraria for election officers may be out by Friday

Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said the poll body has prepared “more or less” P20 million for the distribution of additional honoraria to teachers, support staff, and technicians who had to stay for several more hours in polling precincts on election day, after altogether over 2,000 vote counting machines and SD cards encountered issues.

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MANILA, Philippines — Teachers and support staff, who rendered extra hours of service on election day after vote counting machines and SD cards encountered issues in their assigned precincts, may be receiving their additional honoraria soon. 

The Commission on Elections in a press briefing on Wednesday said teachers affected might get paid an additional honorarium of P2,000 by Friday this week since it has already been approved by authorities. 

However, the poll body is hoping the Department of Education would understand that they could not provide teachers with the amount they initially asked for.

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