All roads lead to polling precincts today with the scheduled barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections pushing through nationwide.
An employee of the Quezon City Comelec office carries a ballot box for distribution to the 4th, 5th and 6th districts of the city yesterday ahead of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections. A total 550 jeepneys were hired by the Quezon City government alongside the 170 city-owned vehicles to provide transport during the distribution and retrieval of ballot boxes and election paraphernalia as well as shuttle teachers, poll clerks and relevant personnel.
Comelec spokesman John Rex Laudiangco reported that there are over 91 million voters, while a total of 672,016 positions are to be contested for the BSKE. For the first time, Garcia said, the Comelec has put up a command and operations center to monitor all election-related activities, including irregularities.
Debunking earlier reports, Garcia said only 29 teachers have opted not to serve during the elections in Abra, while 284 BSKE candidates voluntarily withdrew their candidacy. “It is no longer mandatory to wear masks. But if they have symptoms, especially respiratory in nature, it might be good to still wear masks,” Balboa said over the weekend.
He said aside from the 50,000 police, more PNP personnel will also serve as board of election inspectors in the BSKE. “A certain barangay tanod was involved where cash, sample ballots were confiscated and the investigation is ongoing,” he added.“The possession and delivery grocery tokens of any value, holding of bingo games, talent show, distribution of prizes, and hakot system – where it is defined as gathering of two or more voters before election day or on election day – are considered illegal,” he added.About 117,000 troops from the AFP are to be deployed to help keep the polls safe and orderly.
For his part, Col. Xerxes Trinidad, AFP Public Affairs Office chief and Philippine Army spokesman, said that the Army has already deployed its forces under the main AFP troop deployment for the BSKE.
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