Comelec projecting up to 1.5 million COCs filed for BSKE

MANILA -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has received 1.366 certificates of candidacy (COC) for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections as of 5 p.m. Sunday, poll chief George Garcia said Monday.

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Garcia said they are predicting that a total of 1.450 million to 1.5 million COCs would be filed by the end of the day.

"672 positions ang paglalabanan, ang prine-predict po natin baka abutin ng 1.450 hanggang 1.5 million hanggang ngayong araw na ito," Garcia said.