Comelec exec: Only 90% of election board members claimed honoraria as deadline nears

An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday said only 90% of the electoral board members have claimed their honoraria for services rendered during the May 9 elections.

At a press briefing, Comelec deputy executive director for operations Teopisto Elnas urged poll workers to pick up the compensation as the law gives the poll body only 15 days to settle the payments.

“As of yesterday when we had a meeting with all regional directors sa buong Pilipinas, mayroon tayong 90% pa lang na status ng payment of the honorarium to electoral boards,” he said.

(As of yesterday when we had a meeting with all regional directors across the Philippines, we have a status of only 90% on the payment of the honorarium to electoral boards.)

Elnas said electoral board members can claim their honoraria at the office of their respective elections officer.

Aside from the regular compensation, the Comelec will give P2,000 in additional honoraria to each poll worker who encountered issues and delays during the 2022 elections.

The additional payment will cover 2,308 precincts where issues were reported during the elections.

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 — RSJ, GMA News