LOOK: Some House members cast votes in early morning of election day

Senior Majority Leader and Ilocos Norte 1st District Represenative Ferdinand Alexander “Sandro” Marcos casts his vote for Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Election at a polling precinct in Calayab Elementary School, Laoag, Ilocos Norte. (Photo from KJ ROSALES/Presidential Photojournalists Association)

MANILA, Philippines — Several lawmakers went early this morning to the polling centers in their districts to cast their votes for 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE).

On Monday morning, Albay 2nd District Representative Joey Salceda said he was the 188th voter in his precinct at Barangay Penafrancia in Daraga town.

Albay 2nd District Representative Joey Salceda casts his vote in a precinct in Barangay Penafrancia in Daraga town for Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections. (Photo from the office of the lawmaker)

Meanwhile, president’s son and Ilocos Norte 1st District Represenative Ferdinand Alexander “Sandro” Marcos voted at Calayab Elementary School in Laoag, Ilocos Norte.

On the other hand, Manila 3rd District Representative Joel Chua voted at Mabini Elementary School in Quiapo, Manila.

Another Manila lawmaker, 6th District Representative Bienvenido Abante, went to Sta. Ana Elementary School in Barangay 875 to pick his preferred barangay candidates.

Former president and now Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo voted at Lubao Elementary School in Pampanga on Monday morning.

Arroyo represents the second district of the province.

Former President and Pampanga Second District Representative Gloria Arroyo votes during Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections on October 30, 2023. (Photo courtesy of the office of the lawmaker)

Agri Party-list Representative Wilbert Lee, meanwhile, voted at Burabod Elementary School in Barangay Polvorista, Sorsogon city.

Agri Party-list Representative WIlbert Lee votes during Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections on October 30, 2023. (Photo from the office of the lawmaker)

For his part, CIBAC party-list Representative Eddie Villanueva went to his hometown in Bocaue, Bulacan, to vote.

“Remember that the barangay leaders who will be elected today will determine the quality of public service and development, not only in our respective barangays, but also in the entire nation,” he noted.

“So, go out and vote wisely,” the House member advised his fellow Filipinos.

Villanueva’s polling precinct is at Bunlo Elementary School in Bocaue.

Cibac Party-list Representative Eddie Villanueva votes on Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections on October 30, 2023. (Photo courtesy of the office of the lawmaker)

Polling precincts across the nation opened on Monday at 7:00 a.m. for BSKE.

Barangay polls were last held in May 2018 or five years ago.

It was supposed to be conducted in 2022, but a law suspending the elections was passed in October 2022.

According to lawmakers who supported the bill, the suspension was aimed at saving money since the pandemic had affected the country’s finances.

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