In a Viber message, Comelec chairperson George Erwin Garcia said the poll body obtained 100 percent delivery in the Cordillera Administrative Region, Ilocos region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon and Bicol.
He added that the Comelec shall also deploy poll materials for the pilot automated elections from the Comelec warehouse in Sta. Rosa, Laguna.
"Today, Oct. 18, is the scheduled deployment and delivery of OBs (official ballots) and AES (automated election system)-related items for use in the "pilot areas" regarding the automated BSKE," Garcia said.
Pilot areas for automated polls include Barangay Pasong Tamo in Quezon City District 6 with 60,766 voters; as well as Barangay Paliparan III and Barangay Zone II in Dasmariñas City, Cavite, with 51,435 and 1,475 voters, respectively.
The Comelec, meanwhile, has yet to receive confirmation on the completion of delivery in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao and Soccsksargen.
Earlier, the Comelec assured to prioritize deployment to the farthest areas in the country with the help of the Philippine National Police, Armed Forces of the Philippines, and the Philippine Coast Guard.
For Metro Manila, the scheduled deployment of official ballots and other election materials is set from Thursday to Friday. (PNA)
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