Lacson cites Charter workaround to tap Comelec’s funds for aid

MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Monday said there are constitutional ways to realign the funds of Commission on Elections (Comelec) for oil crisis response. Lacson made the clarification after Comelec chairman George Erwin Garcia said that realignment of Comelec’s budget for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) to