English: A former three-term mayor from Valenzuela City, Gatchalian also expressed his gratitude to those who served in this year's polls. As of Friday, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has reported that a total of 99,801 members of the Electoral Board (EB) have been paid, which is only 16.5% of the 605,379 total EB members who served during the last BSKE. In the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), over 1,200 policemen served in place of teachers who begged off from poll duties due to security concerns and to prevent failure of elections.
Filipino: Dating alkalde ng Valenzuela City, pinasalamatan din ni Gatchalian ang mga nagsilbi sa idinaos na halalan. Nitong Biyernes, iniulat ng COMELEC na mayroong 99,801 na miyembro ng Electoral Board (EB) ang nabayaran na o 16.5% ng 605,379 na kabuuang miyembro ng EB na nagsilbi nitong nakaraang BSKE. Sa Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) naman, mahigit 1,200 na pulis ang humalili sa mga guro na tumangging makibahagi sa halalan dahil sa isyu ng seguridad, at upang maiwasan ang failure of elections.