LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte—The Commission on Elections is planning to transition from manual to the automated elections system (AES) in the conduct of barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections by 2026, Comelec Chairman George Garcia bared on Thursday. At a press briefing at the Fort Ilocandia Resort in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Garcia said that the Comelec is already looking into automating the next barangay and Sangguuniang Kabataan elections 'Ang dami at ang ganda ng plano nang automation pero laging nakadepende if bibigyan ang Comelec ng budget (There's a lot of good plans for the automation, but it always depends on whether or not the Comelec will be given a budget),' said Garcia who explained that the Comelec's budget for the 2022 national and local elections was slashed by almost 50 percent.

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