Comelec/MB
“It’s still being discussed…we are coming up with a website wherein people can access and see who are the candidates,” Comelec Commissioner Antonio Kho said in a forum organized by the Ateneo School of Government on Monday, May 10.
He said the website would probably include national positions such as for President.
“That will allow our citizens to access the candidates, their platform of government, the issues of the day and their stand,” said Kho.
“We are hoping that it will be adopted come 2022. Just wait for it. It’s a good project, I hope it will be implemented,” he added.
Comelec/MB
“It’s almost sure that it will be extended. We will still discuss how long is the extension,” Comelec Commissioner Antonio Kho said in a forum organized by the Ateneo School of Government Monday, May 10.
“It would be extended probably up to 10 or even 12 (hours)…it depends because we have to consider the teachers also,” he added.
“Chances are it would be a one day election but extended period. Probably additional two to three hours,” said Kho.
The voting period is usually eight hours or from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Kho said they are also planning to limit to 800 voters per clustered precinct.
The Provincial Board of Canvassers proclaimed the result of the plebiscite on Tuesday, March 16.
“On the basis of the foregoing, we hereby proclaim to ratify the division of the province of palawan pursuant to Republic Act 11259 was rejected and disapproved on the basis of the votes cast in the province of Palawan on March 13, 2021,” the PBOC said.
Based on the statement of votes by municipality, the “no” votes won in 19 municipalities namely: Narra, Brooke’s Point, El Nido, Aborlan, Sofronio Espanola, San Vicente, Tagaytay, Roxas, Balabac, Quezon, Dumaran, Araceli, Linapacan, Coron, Busuanga, Cuyo, Agutaya, Magsaysay The three municipalities that voted “yes” to the division of Palawan were Rizal, Bataraza and Culion.
Palawan plebiscite experience to help in planning 2022 elections, Comelec says By JOAHNA LEI CASILAO, GMA News
Published March 16, 2021 7:44pm
One of the early birds at a polling place under Cluster 23 in Palawan is assisted on Saturday, March 13, 2021, as she prepares to cast her vote at a plebiscite to ratify Republic Act 11259 dividing Palawan into three provinces. Photo courtesy: James Jimenez/Comelec The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday said its experience with the Palawan plebiscite will help in planning the 2022 elections amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. “[This election] will help us plan for the 2022 election in terms of anti-COVID response,” Comelec Commissioner Antonio Kho Jr. said in a live briefing.
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File March 12, 2021 COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Antonio Kho called on Palaweños to go out and cast their votes on Saturday, March 13, 2021, in the plebiscite aimed at ratifying a law dividing Palawan into three.
Comelec records show that there are a total of 490,639 registered voters in 2,959 clustered precincts in Palawan, currently the largest province in the country.
The plebiscite question is, Pumapayag ka ba na hatiin ang Probinsya ng Palawan sa tatlong probinsya na papangalanang Palawan del Norte, Palawan Oriental, at Palawan del Sur alinsunod sa Batas Republika 11259?”
(Are you in favor of dividing Palawan Province into three, namely, Palawan del Norte, Palawan Oriental, at Palawan del Sur based on Republic Act 11259?)