HONORARIA. A voter feeds his ballot into the vote counting machine (VCM) with assistance of DepED employee at Precinct No. 299 in Bagong Nayon 1 Elementary School, Cogeo, Antipolo City on May 9. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday (May 16, 2022) assured additional pay for teachers and poll workers who have rendered extended duty hours due to defective VCMs and secure digital or SD cards. (PNA file photo by Rico H. Borja) MANILA - Teachers who served additional hours as poll workers during the May 9 elections will receive an additional honorarium, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday. In the Laging Handa press briefing, Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said the Comelec en banc has already approved the request "in principle." "That's approved in principle. The en banc has already discussed it yesterday. We are now identifying what and where did the incidents take place, where were the defective machines, wherein teachers were force