Barangay, SK polls peaceful and orderly in Boracay

Voters line up at the entrance of the Caticlan Jetty Port to confirm if they were on the list of voters and to find their precincts. (PHOTO BY Hazel Villa, Inquirer Visayas)

MALAY, Aklan — The Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Election on Boracay Island was peaceful and orderly.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has designated an area outside the Caticlan Jetty Port where residents can confirm if they were on the active voters list and find their precincts. They then proceed to the island to cast their votes in their respective villages.

Comelec-Boracay said there were 22,000 registered voters on the island belonging to the Barangays Yapak, Balabag, ang Manoc-manoc. /ee

Residents of Barangay Poblacion in Malay town, Aklan vote in the town’s covered gym. Voting was peaceful as 10:58 a.m. on Monday. (PHOTO BY Hazel Villa, Inquirer Visayas)