Comelec on Monday said this year's Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections were successful and smooth despite some poll-related incidents.
Watch more News on iWantTFC MANILA — The Commission on Elections on Monday said this year's Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections were successful and smooth despite some poll-related incidents.
Comelec was also hoping the voter turnout would surge past 80 percent, he said, after rolling out the early voting and mall voting programs for today. PNP said the situation in the country was generally peaceful after the BSKE despite these incidents. There were also no major incidents that compromised the integrity of the polls, it added. Meanwhile, the local electoral board in the smallest barangay in Metro Manila said voters cast their ballots for the council polls without any hitch.
"Smooth lang. Wala po kaming nae-encounter na challenges o kaya nagkakagulo sila sa pila, okay lang naman at nakapila sila," she said.
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