Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia on Tuesday, August 2, visited the main office of the poll body in Intramuros, Manila to conduct an inspection following Sunday's fire incident.
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Comelec Acting Chairperson John Rex Laudiangco said the newly appointed poll
Comelec chairperson George Erwin Garcia (right) (Photo courtesy of Office of the Comelec Chairperson) MANILA - Employees of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) whose offices and departments were affected by the fire at the poll body's main office will remain under a work-from-home scheme on Wednesday. "Chairman (George) Garcia recommended to the Executive Director the continuation of the work-from-home status tomorrow, August 3, 2022, of all officials and employees whose offices and departments were directly affected by the current situation, strictly maintaining a skeleton workforce to ensure the unimpeded operational and administrative functions of the Commission," Comelec acting spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said in a statement Tuesday. This came after Garcia inspected the reception area of the Comelec's Information Technology Department (ITD) at the seventh floor of the Palacio del Gobernador Building in Intramuros, Manila, which was gutted by a fire on Sunda