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Commission on Elections Chairman George Erwin Garcia at a press briefing ahead of the proclamation of winning partylist groups at the Manila Hotel on May 19, 2025.  Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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Christopher Sitson

Jeff Caparas

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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/175564420896820250519-comelec-george-garcia-JC4251.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Commission on Elections Chairman George Erwin Garcia noong on May 19, 2025. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</span></span></span></div><p>MAYNILA — Kinumpirma ni Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman George Erwin Garcia sa ABS-CBN News na nanakawan siya ng bag sa isang kainan sa Pasay City noong Martes.</p><p>Ayon kay Garcia, natangay ang kanyang cellphone, ilang cash, at mga ID. </p><p>“Walang pinipili ang masasamang loob na tao, lugar, at oras. Kailangan talagang alisto,” sa mensahe ni binigay ni Garcia.</p><p>Samantala, sinabi ni Pasay Mayor Emi Rubiano na inatasan na niya ang Pasay police na mag-imbestiga para matunton ang pitong indibidwal na hinihinalang sangkot sa insidente.  </p><p>Naaresto ang isa sa mga suspek sa Las Piñas ngayong Miyerkules. </p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1958070025627304305&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-08-19T23%3A52%3A54.859410%3A1ce35e12-21d0-456a-a034-98d99e6d7aca%26action%3Dcorrect%26popup&amp;sessionId=28e2106cf8426e1a50628e3178b27eddd5cd23ab&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:696px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1958070025627304305"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script>

<p>“Walang pinipili ang masasamang loob na tao, lugar, at oras. Kailangan talagang alisto,” hinaing ni Comelec chair George Garcia.</p>

“Walang pinipili ang masasamang loob na tao, lugar, at oras. Kailangan talagang alisto,” hinaing ni Comelec chair George Garcia.

Bag ni Comelec chair Garcia nanakaw sa kainan sa Pasay; cellphone, cash natangay

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Bag ni Comelec chair Garcia nanakaw sa kainan sa Pasay; cellphone, cash natangay

Christopher Sitson,

Jeff Caparas,

ABS-CBN News

Published August 20, 2025 06:58 AM PHT

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Updated August 20, 2025 03:39 PM PHT

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