COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Friday that the bribery allegations against him are part of a well-financed campaign to discredit the entire Comelec.
'This is a well-planned campaign with Plan A and B. They are now in Plan B. What will follow is a white paper that will be released targeting individual Comelec commissioners. The final move is to impeach all the Comelec members. So how can we hold an election if there is no chairman and commissioners,' Garcia said during a media forum.
EMBATTLED COMELEC CHIEF Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia (right) answers questions from former senator Joey Lina, host of the Kapihan sa Manila Hotel, on July 19, 2024. Garcia is accused of accepting bribes from Miru Systems Corp., a South Korea-based technology firm that won the bid to provide over 110,000 vote counting machines in the 2025 midterm polls. Both Garcia and Miru have denied the allegations. PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA
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