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Comelec eyes printing 1.5 million ballots daily starting Jan 27

Rowegie Abanto

ABS-CBN News

<div><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — The Commission on Elections is targeting to produce 1.5 million ballots a day when it resumes printing on Monday, as it tries to catch up on lost printing days due to restraining orders issued by the Supreme Court.</p><p>Speaking on TeleRadyo Serbisyo, Comelec Chairman George Garcia said they would now use all the National Printing Office printers and two new Miru machines to meet the 1.5 million production capacity.</p><p>Garcia earlier said the reprinting would be set on Monday because the candidates&#x27; database has to be adjusted again and new ballot faces be generated.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Sk8Q-6dd69k?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/1/23/-nuisance-bet-francis-leo-marcos-withdraws-candidacy-after-comelec-updates-ballots-for-him-1520">&#x27;Nuisance&#x27; bet Francis Leo Marcos withdraws candidacy after Comelec updates ballots for him</a></div><p>In the interview, Garcia urged other candidates who have plans to withdraw from the race to do so by Friday noon to give way to the updating of ballot faces before Monday’s reprinting of ballots.</p><p>&quot;Sa mga nag-iisip na ayawan na, baka pwedeng hanggang ngayong tanghali na lang mag-file ng withdrawal sa Comelec, national man o local, upang kahit paano matanggal sa mismong balota,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;Kung magwi-withdraw sila sa Sunday eh ang imprenta ng balota ay sa Monday, mare-reset na naman &#x27;yung printing ng balota,&quot; said Garcia.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/1/24/comelec-may-issue-order-obligating-candidates-to-attend-debates-0924">Comelec may issue order obligating candidates to attend debates</a></div><p>The Comelec chief also said that they would now remove the name of Francis Leo Marcos — a stage name for Norman Mangusin and earlier declared by the Comelec as a nuisance candidate — after he withdrew from the senatorial race even though he scored a relief from the Supreme Court for him to be included in the ballot.</p><p>&quot;Pero sa susunod, kapag nag-iimprenta na kami ng balota at may magwi-withdraw pa, hindi matatanggal ang pangalan sa balota. Idedeklara na lamang stray &#x27;yung lahat ng boto sa kanila,&quot; Garcia said.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Qv5OtMm4UqE?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>The Commission on Elections is targeting to produce 1.5 million ballots a day when it resumes printing on Monday, as it tries to catch up on lost printing days due to restraining orders issued by the Supreme Court.</p>

The Commission on Elections is targeting to produce 1.5 million ballots a day when it resumes printing on Monday, as it tries to catch up on lost printing days due to restraining orders issued by the Supreme Court.