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Teachers prepare their assigned polling precinct at a village's basketball court in Brgy. Batasan Hills, Quezon City before the polls open at 7am for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on October 30, 2023. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

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Job Manahan

ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA — The honoraria of teachers who would serve during the Antipolo 2nd District special elections this March 14 would not be affected despite the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) limited budget for the event.</p><p>Comelec Chairman George Garcia told reporters that around 1,000 teachers would serve that day for the manual elections.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/2/17/antipolo-councilor-drops-bid-for-2nd-district-house-seat-1331">READ: Antipolo councilor drops bid for 2nd district House seat</a></div><p>“Ginawan namin ng paraan. Basta ang importante, hindi masasakripisyo ang salary, sahod, honoraria ng ating mga guro sa ating eleksyon,” Garcia said.</p><p>“Kung ano ang ipinangako namin na mayroong across the board na dagdag sa lahat ng guro na nasa bawat presinto, kasama na ang ating mga DESO, lahat ng iyon ay ibibigay namin,” he added.</p><p>According to Garcia, this means the chair of the electoral board will now receive a P12,000 allowance, while the poll clerk and the third member will each receive P11,000.</p><p>Their meal allowance, however, was lowered to P500 from the previous P1,000.</p><p>Teachers’ 3-day training for the polls was also shortened to one day, with Garcia saying they also looked for cheaper accommodations for this endeavor.</p><p>“Mas mababa yung meal allowance na ia-allocate namin sa bawat guro. Sana man lang malaki-laki ng onti para kahit paano iba-iba. Para busog naman ang mga guro sa kanilang pagkain,” he said.</p><p>“Tandaan natin ito ay manual election at hindi lahat ng guro na maglilingkod sa araw ng eleksyon ay may kaalaman sa manual na halalan. Kalimitan, madami sa kanila, nasanay na sa automated election,” he added.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>BUDGET CUTS</strong></div><p>To maximize their budget – ranging from P70 to P75 million, the poll body chief said they already tapped their savings and realigned their funds to procure some materials. </p><p>Only a limited number of Comelec personnel in Manila would also be deployed to Antipolo so they would not spend too much on food and accommodation.</p><p>“Nakiusap na lang tayo sa ibang Comelec [staff] natin mula sa ibang bayan ng Rizal, ng malalapit na bayan [sa] Antipolo na baka sila na lang ang puwedeng gamitin namin para mag-train ng guro, tutal sanay naman ang election officers namin ng manual na halalan,” he said. </p><p>Earlier this month, Garcia said the Department of Budget and Management dismissed their request for a P98-million budget and told the commission it already has funding of P11 million for this.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ivt-lKaQJJM?si=8o_TbRFyXIEjeusY" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/></div>

<p>The honoraria of teachers who would serve during the Antipolo 2nd District special elections this March 14 would not be affected despite the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) limited budget for the event.</p>

The honoraria of teachers who would serve during the Antipolo 2nd District special elections this March 14 would not be affected despite the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) limited budget for the event.

Comelec: Teachers’ honoraria for Antipolo special polls won’t be affected by limited budget

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Comelec: Teachers’ honoraria for Antipolo special polls won’t be affected by limited budget

Job Manahan,

ABS-CBN News

Published February 17, 2026 06:03 PM PHT

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Updated February 17, 2026 06:19 PM PHT

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