Some LTFRB programs exempted from Comelec ban

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has granted the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board’s (LTFRB) request to exempt some of its programs from the government spending ban in connection with the 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). “We exempted the fuel subsidy of the [LTFRB] on social services,” Comelec Chair George Garcia told reporters