Manila, May 6 -- The Department of Education in the Cordillera Administrative Region (DepEd-CAR) said Tuesday all teachers assigned for poll duty on May 12 are ready and willing to undertake the task, with not one intending to back out.

"As of now, lahat ng teachers natin confirmed na magse-serve during the election. Walang nagpaparating na magba-back-out sila (As of now, all teachers have confirmed to serve during the election. Nobody has intimated that they would back out)," Dr. Estela Carino, regional director of the DepEd-CAR, said during a press conference at Camp Bado Dangwa.

Carino said a total of 11,367 DepEd-CAR personnel will render election duty on May 12 --7,897 of whom are teachers while the rest are non-teaching staff.

It...