Poll workers who faced malfunctions to receive P2,000 additional honoraria –Comelec

The Commission on Election will give P2,000 in additional honoraria to each poll worker who encountered issues and delays during the 2022 elections

At a press briefing, Commissioner George Garcia said the additional pay would be given to poll workers in 2,308 precincts that experienced malfunctions in vote counting machines and SD cards.

“Ginawan na po namin ng paraan na kahit paano lahat po ng miyembro ng mga electoral board, DESO staff, support staff ay pantay-pantay makakakuha ng tig-P2,000,” he said.

(We found a way so that, at least, all members of the electoral board, DESO staff, support staff would receive P2,000 each.)

Garcia apologized to concerned teachers as the Commission could not provide the amount sought by the Department of Education for the additional pay.

Comelec acting spokesperson Rex Laudiangco said that poll workers who experienced any kinds of issue, not only involving VCMs and SD cards, would receive the extra compensation.

“Yan po yung lahat ng naka-experience ng issues, hindi lamang ito yung pinull out yung VCM. So all issues—VCM, SD cards, procedural—na naka-experience ng delay sinama na po namin sila lahat sila ay ico-compensate na,” he said.

(That covers all those who experienced issues, not only those involving VCMs that were pulled out. So all poll workers who experienced issues—VCMs, SD cards, procedural—are already included in the compensation.)

Election Task Force Head Atty. Marcelo Bragado Jr. said at least 647,812 Department of Education personnel served as poll workers in the recently concluded elections. — DVM, GMA News