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Commission on Elections Chairman George Garcia. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File

Commission on Elections Chairman George Garcia speaks on the accusations against him in a press conference in Manila on August 8, 2024. Garcia has been accused of accepting illegal funds through offshore accounts. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/174061970913920240808-comelec-garcia-offshore-VU2A8634-MD.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Commission on Elections Chairman George Garcia. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The Commission on Elections said Thursday it was &quot;worried&quot; about the uptick in election-related violence in Mindanao ahead of the May 2025 polls.</p><p>Comelec Chairman George Garcia said the spike in violence in northern Mindanao as well as in Maguindanao and Cotabato City is worrisome especially since the victims are usually incumbent officials or candidates in the upcoming polls.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/2/26/comelec-sees-rise-of-election-related-violence-1832">Comelec sees rise in election related violence</a></div><p>Tensions in town and regional races are expected to intensify, Garcia noted, as the official campaign period for local positions begin on March 28.</p><script data-wid="auto" type="text/javascript" src="https://content.viralize.tv/display/?zid=AAEyze-tm4MR6kEa&amp;cid=ABUznzYd2N0lLsMg"></script><p>&quot;Nagiging maliwanag na sino ang magkakalaban, &#x27;yung mga suporters nila ang nagkakangitngitan,&quot; he said in a TeleRadyo Serbisyo interview. &quot;Medyo sila ang maiinit kapag pumapasok itong campaign period.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/2/26/comelec-flags-34-party-lists-for-violating-rules-on-campaign-tarps-1934">Comelec flags 34 party-lists for violating rules on campaign tarps</a></div><p>The Comelec will meet with the police to assess the election classification of certain areas to keep the peace and order amid the campaign period, he said.</p><p>&quot;&#x27;Yung 38 na nasa red category areas diyan sa Mindanao, hindi pa nagbabago sa kasalukuyan pero I think &#x27;yung pag-a-adjust ay kinakailangang gawin ngayon,&quot; he 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/uNSebqCthHQ?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>The Commission on Elections said Thursday it was "worried" about the uptick in election-related violence in Mindanao ahead of the May 2025 polls.</p>

The Commission on Elections said Thursday it was "worried" about the uptick in election-related violence in Mindanao ahead of the May 2025 polls.

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Comelec 'worried' about election-related violence in Mindanao

Rowegie Abanto,

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Published February 27, 2025 10:54 AM PHT

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