After fire incident, Comelec requests funding for new building

Firefighters respond to a fire at the Palacio del Gobernador building, which houses the Commission on Elections office, in Intramuros, Manila on July 31 evening.

The STAR / Russell Palma

MANILA, Philippines — Following the fire incident over the weekend, newly appointed chairman of the Commission on Elections George Garcia said it might be a “high time” for the poll body to get funding to build its own office. 

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. The fire affected the reception area of the Comelec Main Office at the 7th floor at 6:48 p.m. on Sunday.

Garcia is now asking lawmakers to grant the poll body a budget to construct its own central building on its three-hectare property along Macapagal avenue in Pasay City. He said the poll body currently pays around P70 million to P75 million worth of rental fees for all of its leased properties.

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