MANILA, Philippines — Except for a teacher failing to report for election duty, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) reported that the conduct of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls in Marawi City went smoothly yesterday.
Comelec spokesman James Jimenez said all polling precincts opened on time based on reports from the field as of 11:30 a.m. yesterday.
“The Comelec is relieved there is no failure of elections. We maintain zero-failure record of the nationwide barangay and SK elections this year,” he added.
Jimenez said the elections proceeded smoothly with no untoward incidents, although a teacher assigned as Board of Election Tellers in a clustered precinct in Barangay Paridi failed to report for duty.
A policeman who was trained for election duties replaced the absent teacher.
“No voter turn out is available at this time. However, anecdotal reports indicate healthy voter turnouts,” he added.
Comelec records showed that there are 50,893 registered voters for the barangay and 25,491 voters for SK in Marawi.
Some 15,096 of them are listed in 27 barangays situated in the so-called ground zero, prompting the Comelec to identify alternative polling centers where they could cast their votes.