Voters queued up before 6 a.m. at Tabuk City in Kalinga
BAGUIO CITY––Voters queued up as early as 5 a.m. on Monday, May 9, to select their leaders on election day in this Kalinga city, said John Martin, Tabuk’s election officer.
As of 7 a.m., the exercise was peaceful, and “all vote-counting machines have been running smoothly,” he said.
Kalinga province, which has 154,423 registered voters, is an 8-hour commute from Baguio City. Its only city has 70,281 voters.
Classified under the least strict Alert Level No. 1, Kalinga had no active cases recorded as of May 8.
lzb
Subscribe to INQUIRER PLUS to get access to The Philippine Daily Inquirer & other 70+ titles, share up to 5 gadgets, listen to the news, download as early as 4am & share articles on social media. Call 896 6000.