Voters line up minutes before the official start of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections at the P. Burgos Elementary School in Manila on May 14, 2018. INQUIRER.NET / FAYE ORELLANA
As early as 6:30 a.m. on Monday, voters started to flock at P. Burgos Elementary School in Sampaloc, Manila, for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections.
Manila Mayor Joseph Ejercito “Erap” Estrada is expected to vote between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Precincts opened at exactly 7 a.m. and voting for the barangay and SK elections are set to end at 3 p.m.
Commission on Elections spokesperson James Jimenez reminded the public not to engage in vote buying.
He also confirmed that there were already 20 cases of election-related violations. /cbb
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Voters wait for their turn to enter a polling precinct at the P. Burgos Elementary School on May 14, 2018. INQUIRER.NET / FAYE ORELLANA
Room assignments for voting precincts for the 2018 barangay elections are posted at the entrance of the P. Burgos Elementary School in Manila on May 14, 2018. INQUIRER.NET / FAYE ORELLANA
Some early voters start to cast their votes for the 2018 barangay elections at the P. Burgos Elementary School in Manila on May 14, 2018. INQUIRER.NET / FAYE ORELLANA