MANILA, Philippines — Palawan voters are taking part in a plebiscite on Saturday to determine whether or not the province will be divided into three or remain a single province.
Palawan goes to the polls today to decide whether it remains a single province or if it gets broken up into three new provinces – Palwan del Norte, Palawan del Sur, and Palawan Oriental. #PalawanPleb pic.twitter.com/PwYCjmX07G
— James Jimenez (@jabjimenez) March 12, 2021
On Twitter, Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesman James Jimenez shared a copy of the ballot.
#PalawanPleb sees COMELEC’s election day protocols in action. pic.twitter.com/21rwvCfUJh
— James Jimenez (@jabjimenez) March 12, 2021
Another post showed voters lining up outside a precinct, and their temperatures being checked before casting their votes.
Jimenez likewise showed the “new look of Philippine elections”, where plastic barriers could be seen around a voter as a precaut…
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