THE printing of ballots for the coming village (barangay) and youth elections in October has been stopped by the National Printing Office (NPO) because of the alleged failure of Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Juan Andres Bautista to sign a memorandum of agreement with state-run firm, an official said on Sunday.

Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon revealed this on Twitter and on radio although but Bautista quickly denied her allegations.

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