Latest Breaking News On - Comelec chairperson george erwin garcia screengrab from laging handa briefing manila the commission on elections is open to possibility of country adoptinga hybrid election system said thursday he sees nothing wrong with next national being held partly manual and automated quot my personal position that - Page 1 : comparemela.com
Comelec chairperson George Erwin Garcia (Screengrab from Laging Handa briefing) MANILA - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is open to the possibility of the country adopting a hybrid election system. Comelec chairperson George Erwin Garcia said Thursday he sees nothing wrong with the next national elections being held partly manual and partly automated. "My personal position on that, ever since I was a practitioner (of election law), is that I support hybrid elections. I even participated in the past Senate committee hearings on that matter," he said in a Laging Handa briefing. Garcia, meanwhile, believes that such an election system will be more transparent. "Maaaring magkaroon ng delay ng isang oras hanggang isang oras at kalahati, pero at least makikita ng mga mamamayan, hindi lamang 'yung result dun sa (vote counting) machine, kundi nakikita nila 'yung mga balota nila ay binabasa at nakikita ng watchers na 'yung mga balotang binasa ay 'yun ang mis