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Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday said it has requested military assistance to fly some of its election officers to Kalayaan town on Pag-asa Island next month for a plebiscite on the move to divide Palawan into 3 provinces.</p><p>Kalayaan town, located in the disputed South China Sea, is home to 200 residents, about half of which are voters, according to data from the Commission on Elections. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/13/19/duterte-signs-law-dividing-palawan-into-3-provinces">Duterte signs law dividing Palawan into 3 provinces</a></li></ul><p>Juan Gonzales, election officer for Kalayaan town, noted there is no regular transportation to the village on the island, where the Philippine military also maintains a detachment in the face of unresolved maritime disputes.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/focus/12/31/15/sugar-like-sand-thriving-seas-kalayaan-islands-hidden-gems">Sugar-like sand, thriving seas: Kalayaan island&#x27;s hidden gems</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Nakikipag-coordinate po tayo sa WesCom (Armed Forces of the Philippines Western Command)... kasi sila ang sandalan ng munisipyo ng Kalayaan, for the Comelec para makarating sa...Kalayaan,&quot; he said.</p><p>(We have coordinated with the WesCom because the municipality of Kalayaan relies on them for the Comelec to reach the island.)</p><p>Should Palawan residents ratify a law that would divide the western Luzon tourist haven into three provinces, Pag-Asa Island will be part of Palawan del Sur. The two other portions of Palawan will be known as Palawan del Norte and Palawan Oriental.</p><p>The plebiscite is scheduled on March 13, 2021.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/09/20/iatf-sets-health-protocols-for-plebiscite-to-divide-palawan">IATF sets health protocols for plebiscite to divide Palawan</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EJKr4mYopsY?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>MANILA - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday said it has requested military assistance to fly some of its election officers to Kalayaan town on Pag-asa Island next month for a plebiscite on the move to divide Palawan into 3 provinces.</p>

MANILA - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday said it has requested military assistance to fly some of its election officers to Kalayaan town on Pag-asa Island next month for a plebiscite on the move to divide Palawan into 3 provinces.

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Election officials to fly to Pag-asa Island for plebiscite on dividing Palawan

Katrina Domingo,

ABS-CBN News

Published Feb 25, 2021 04:22 PM PHT

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Updated Feb 25, 2021 09:13 PM PHT

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