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The Commission on Elections assured voters that its staff was “in full control of the voting process” and any irregularities were minor. That is why we are warning you … those buying votes will be directly arrested,” he said. “The police will have no second thoughts about arresting violators. Do not hesitate,” said Eduardo Año, secretary of the interior and local government. “If you see something suspicious, report it immediately. Meanwhile, Philippine officials asked the public to report on alleged vote-buying and vote-selling during the casting of the ballots. Voters look for their names on lists at a polling precinct in Dagupan City, north of Manila, early Monday as the national elections get underway, May 9, 2022. In another town in the same province, Binidayan, a supporter of a mayoral candidate was shot dead during an argument.Īlso, in the town of Kabacan in North Cotabato province, a homemade bomb exploded in a vacant lot close to a polling center around 9 a.m., but there were no reported casualties. In nearby Lanao del Sur province, three people were killed within hours of polls opening on Monday in the town of Malabang, officials said, adding that the deceased were supporters of rival mayoral candidates. Maguindanao was the scene of the bloodiest election-related violence in Philippine history, in 2009, when members of the Ampatuan clan massacred 58 members of their rival clan, the Mangudadatu, their supporters and local journalists. Jibin Bongcayao, a local police official.
There were people inside the town hall in Datu Unsay – the grenade launchers were fired inside,” said Col. “Armed men wanted to disrupt the holding of the election. In Datu Unsay, another town in the volatile province, explosions left at least nine people injured on Sunday night. Three village officials were killed on Monday when gunmen aboard two white vans strafed a polling place in Buluan, in Maguindanao province, a report from the 16th Military Intelligence Company said. Security forces “were able to respond immediately, so we were able to stabilize the situation in those areas that are critical by shifting forces, and the elections continued,” he said, adding, “our presence has provided confidence to our people to vote.” Philippine Army spokesman Ramon Zagala told reporters that there had been “15 election-related violent incidents” across the country from Sunday night to Monday afternoon. In the Philippines, election-related violence and irregularities are a regular occurrence. My concern is that my vote might not be counted if I will just hand this over to the teachers (polling workers),” she said. “I am holding my ballot now and will wait until the machine replacement arrives. Mary Estrella, a 57-year-old with a disability, said she had cast her vote at the San Jose Elementary School in Manila’s financial district, but the machine malfunctioned.
Nearly 2,000 voting machines, out of more than 106,000, did not work, causing long waiting lines at polling stations. Rivelino Conte, 85, votes at a polling precinct in Dagupan City, north of Manila, as the national election gets underway, May 9, 2022. His main rival is opposition candidate Leni Robredo, a former human rights lawyer, who defeated him six years ago in the race for vice president. Marcos, the Philippine dictator forced from office in a 1986 popular uprising, held a double-digit lead in opinion polls. In months leading up to the vote, the son and namesake of Ferdinand E. Hope the poll watchers do their job,” said on Twitter. Frustrated because the voting machine was not working. “As a first time voter, I feel happy because I was able to vote for the candidates that I’m supporting.
There were 7 million new voters this year many of whom posted photos on social media after voting for the first time. Turnout was expected to be high at more than 70,000 polling stations. When polls closed at 7 p.m., after 13 hours of operation, there were still long lines in many places. Millions of Filipino voters headed to the polls to cast ballots on Monday, in hotly contested general elections that have been described as the most consequential in decades. “I want our next leader to focus on resolving corruption problems and creating more livelihood.” “I am voting for Ferdinand Marcos Jr., but whoever wins still has my support,” Samonte, in his 50s, told BenarNews. When he was finally able to get inside the President Sergio Elementary School in Tondo, a suburb of Manila, Samonte had to get help finding his name and precinct number on a list posted by the election commission. Edward Samonte left home early Monday to cast his vote, only to join other voters from his community in lining up for a kilometer outside the polling center.
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