A total of 92,054,974 ballots were printed for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on October 30, according to the National Printing Office (NPO).
The NPO released the certification of completion of the printing of BSKE manual ballots on Thursday, giving the official count of printed ballots and other accountable forms to the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
“This is to certify that the [NPO] has already concluded the printing of the official manual ballots and other forms in connection to the October 30, 2023 [BSKE] in accordance with the technical specification, requirements, quantities, and timeliness of the [Comelec],” a certificate signed by NPO Director IV Renato Acosta stated.
A total of 68,197,135 were specified for the barangay polls’ ballots, while the total in SK ballots is 23,857,839.