Latest Breaking News On - Election day comelec chairman saidamen pangarungan wearing black jacket looks on whilea voter feeds her ballot into the vote counting machine ina polling place in pasay city monday may 9 - Page 1 : comparemela.com
ELECTION DAY.Comelec chairman Saidamen Pangarungan (wearing black jacket) looks on while a voter feeds her ballot into the vote counting machine in a polling place in Pasay City on Monday (May 9, 2022). Pangarungan said everything is going on smoothly so far. (PNA photo by Ferdinand G. Patinio) MANILA-An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) was overwhelmed by the response of the voting public in the first hours of the voting period on election day (May 9). Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said they are happy to see Filipinos troop to the voting centers. "So overwhelmed by the number of people flocking the polling areas. This is despite the pandemic threat. Democracy is alive in our country," he said in a Viber message. Garcia, together with some members of his family, was among the voters who voted during the first hour of the voting period. "I, together with my 92-year-old mom and 65-year-old PWD (person with disability) sister have completed voting at Pe