The Commission on Elections (Comelec) wants P18 billion to purchase brand new counting machines for the 2016 presidential elections.

Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes told the House committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms that P10 billion will be for the Optical Mark Reader (OMR) counting machine hardware while the remaining P8 billion will be used to buy other paraphernalia and software.

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