Power cut off in Lanao del Sur town during special polls

Map of Lanao del Sur. INQUIRER.net

ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, Philippines — Saboteurs tried to disrupt the transmission of results of the special elections in Tubaran town, Lanao del Sur, on Tuesday evening, according to Brig. Gen. Jose Maria Cuerpo II,  commander of the Army’s 103rd Infantry Brigade.

According to Cuerpo, a clump of bamboo was intentionally cut so that it would fall on a power line of the Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative (Lasureco).

The power supply was interrupted for almost an hour before Lasureco linemen restored it.

But Cuerpo said the incident did not affect the transmission of the results and the overall conduct of the special election in the town.

The balloting went on smoothly amid tight security provided by the police and Army.

The Bangsamoro regional election director, Ray Sumalipao, said 45 police officers served as members of the electoral boards in lieu of teachers who had reservations about their security.

The Army requested “persuasion flights” of Super Tucano planes from the Air Force side by side with two helicopters to deter sabotage attempts.

Close to 7,000 voters were unable to vote on May 9 and were expected to troop to voting centers on Tuesday.

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