Manila, May 9 -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is "very prepared" for Monday's national and local elections, with contingency measures intact, Chairperson George Garcia said on Friday.

"The Comelec is very prepared... the important thing is that our contingency measures are intact in what the commission will do in any situation," Garcia said in an interview after the final lockdown of data centers for the elections at the Data Center 3 in Ayala Circuit, Makati City.

He added that as of Friday, they have not recorded any untoward incident that could mar the conduct of the midterm elections.

The weekend before the elections, as well as the morning of Election Day, however, is considered "most crucial," Garcia said, as this is whe...