Comelec determined to complete printing of 73 million ballots before May elections

Ballot printing for the PH midterm elections resumed at the National Printing Office (NPO) in Quezon City on Monday (Jan. 27, 2025). The inspection was led by COMELEC Chair George Erwin Garcia, Commissioners Ernesto Maceda Jr. and Rey Bulay, along with NPO Directors Revsee Escobedo and Arjay Lim. Image source: Philippine News Agency Joan Bondoc

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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has begun a 24-hour operation to print the ballots for the 2025 elections. The government agency aims to print 1.5 million ballots, or even more, per day.

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