Poll chief on taking a leave of absence: Pinag-iisipan at pinagdadasal

Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Andres Bautista on Friday admitted that he is thinking of taking a leave of absence amid the ill-gotten wealth allegations hurled against him by his estranged wife.

"Pinagiisipan at pinagdadasalan..." said Bautista in a 24 Oras report by GMA News' Lei Alviz.

Bautista is also asking prayers for his child who refuses to go to school following his conflict with wife Patricia Bautista.

Bautista declared a net worth of P176.3 million last year, but Patricia said she found bank and real property documents in her husband's name and those of his relatives that were not reflected in his 2016 Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN).

Patricia also accused her husband of having ghost employees during his stint as chairman of the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG).

Bautista, who claims he earned money from financial investments with his family even before he entered public service in 2010, has since denied the allegations.

He also filed criminal complaints against his wife.

The 24 Oras report also said Comelec employees in Region III expressed their support to Bautista. —Anna Felicia Bajo/KBK, GMA News