HB 8018

House·20th Congress·Filed Feb 23, 2026

An Act Strengthening the Commission on Elections by Increasing the Manpower Complement in Its Field Offices, Providing Office Spaces Separate and Independent from Local Government Units, and Appropriating Funds Therefor Amending for the Purpose Batas Pambansa Blg. 881, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the "Omnibus Election Code of the Philippines"

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The bill seeks to make the Commission on Elections more independent by adding staff to its field offices and giving it its own office space, no longer relying on local government buildings.

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Authors · 2 Representatives

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