Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. has admitted that the poll body had received P4.1 billion from the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) of President Benigno Aquino 3rd.

In an interview, Brillantes on Tuesday said the Comelec received the amount in 2012 and used it in the 2013 national elections.

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