Manila, Jan. 27 -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday said it partially terminated its contract with South Korean election service provider Miru Systems Co. Ltd. in connection with the ballots that will be used in the May 12 elections.

Comelec Chairperson George Garcia said termination covers only the printing of the ballots as the duty will be shared with the National Printing Office (NPO).

"We decided to divide the printing between Miru and NPO to make the printing process faster," Garcia said in a press conference before the start of the reprinting of the ballots at the NPO in Quezon City.

Aside from Miru's two HP printers, the poll body also tapped the NPO to use its four Canon printers. A total of 1.5 million ballots ...