DESPITE government assurance of a flawless election, six of the country’s 17 regions recorded delays caused by technical glitches and power outages.
According to Brigadier General Jean Fajardo in her capacity as spokesperson of the Philippine National Police (PNP), only 34,494 or 91.92% of polling centers are casting ballots as the regular voting hours started at 7:09 in the morning.
When asked what triggered the delay, the PNP mouthpiece hinted at “technical glitches and power interruptions” in some polling places in Calabarzon, Central Luzon, Northern Mindanao, Cordillera Administrative Region, Davao Region, and Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
She however clarified that the casting of votes in Pantabangan National High School in Nueva Ecija has resumed.
The early voting hours for senior citizens, persons with disabilities, and pregnant women were set from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m., according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec), while regular voting hours started 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Democracy in it’s infancy. Maraming naniniwala, marami pa ring umaasa. Pero mas marami ang enablers at complicit tuwing election. We deserve the leaders we elect. Pero ako boboto pa rin ako ng Tama.