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Comelec reports three ballot snatching incidents in Basilan

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<p>The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Basilan reported 3 incidents of ballot snatching in the southern province Monday morning, one of which was successful. </p><p>Lawyer Vidzfar Julie, Comelec Basilan&#x27;s provincial election supervisor, confirmed that a group of men successfully snatched some ballots from Precinct 008CDE in Tipo-Tipo Central School at around 10 a.m. </p><p>Julie has yet to disclose how many ballots were stolen from the election precinct. </p><p>Security forces prevented another group that tried to snatch other ballots. But the ballots were destroyed after they were drenched by a bottle of indelible ink during the commotion, Julie said. </p><p>Soldiers fired warning shots in a third ballot snatching attempt. Suspects threw the ballots in the mud before escaping, the official added. </p><p>Julie said recommendations would be made to the Comelec en banc, which would decide if failure of elections in Tipo-Tipo should be declared. </p><p>The official also confirmed that a brawl disturbed the voting in Hadji Mohammad Adjul town, while he is still verifying another reported commotion in Sumisip. </p><p>Thousands of police, soldiers, and members of the Philippine Coast Guard have fanned out across the archipelago to help secure polling stations and ballots, escort election officials, and guard checkpoints. </p><p>As of Sunday, there had been 16 &quot;validated election-related incidents&quot; since Jan. 9, including 4 shootings, said national police spokesman Brig. Gen. Roderick Alba. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/24/21/duterte-stick-to-the-rule-of-law-in-2022-polls">Duterte: Stick to the rule of law, avoid violence in 2022 polls</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/09/22/3-security-guards-shot-dead-at-buluan-polling-station">Three security guards shot dead at Philippine polling station</a></li></ul><p>That compares with 133 incidents during the 2016 presidential elections.</p><div><strong>- With reports from Queenie Casimiro; Agence France-Presse </strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uZwy8UCndoo?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Comelec-Basilan reported 3 incidents of ballot snatching in the province Monday morning, one of which was successful. 