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880 Bilibid inmates allowed to vote in barangay, SK polls

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Champ de Lunas, ABS-CBN News

MANILA — Hundreds of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the New Bilibid Prison cast their votes on Monday for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE).It was said to be the first time that BSKE was held at the national penitentiary in Muntinlupa City.A total of 880 PDLs were allowed to vote: 824 PDLs came from the maximum security compound, 48 from the medium security compound, and 8 from the minimum security compound.The voting should have started at 6 a.m. but because of a delay, the election proper began at around 7:20 a.m.PDLs whose cases are still on appeal are entitled to vote, said Atty. Kimberly Joy Alzate-Cu, election officer of Muntinlupa City.&quot;Just like in the national elections ang batas diyan kahit nakakulong (the law says even if they are incarcerated), our PDL is also entitled to exercise their right to vote,&quot; Alzate-Cu said.&quot;Nagkataon lang po kasi during the national elections pa lang po naka-TRO (temporary restraining order) kasi at sinasabi hindi sila pwede bumoto sa local positions. Ngayon po kasi na-lift &#x27;yung TRO ng Supreme Court kaya po ngayong barangay elections pinapayagan po silang bumoto.&quot;(There was a TRO during the national elections and it says they can&#x27;t vote for local positions. Because the TRO was lifted by the Supreme Court, they are allowed to vote in this barangay election.)Candidates were allowed to introduce themselves and share their platforms inside the Bilibid during the campaign period, Alzate-Cu said.Originally, 900 PDLs were allowed to vote but it was trimmed down to 880.&quot;Kasi may mga along the way po before election day may mga na-release po may naging final po yung judgment kaya hindi na po sila pwede bumoto kaya nareduce po into 880.&quot; the election official said.(Because there are people along the way before election day, there are people who have been released, and the judgment has become final, so they can no longer vote, so it was reduced to 880.)A special electoral board for PDLs was also formed, which consists of 3 members: the chairperson, the poll clerk and a third member.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/11/23/mga-bilanggo-ng-bilibid-nagparehistro-para-sa-brgy-sk-elections">Nasa 2,000 bilanggo ng Bilibid nagparehistro para sa brgy, SK elections</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/30/23/security-forces-on-alert-as-filipinos-vote-in-barangay-polls">Security forces on alert as Filipinos vote in barangay polls</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/10/30/23/automated-voting-kicks-off-in-select-qc-polling-precincts">Automated voting kicks off in select QC polling precincts</a></li></ul><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2858416" width="100%"></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>

Hundreds of persons deprived of liberty at the New Bilibid Prison cast their votes on Monday for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections. 

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880 Bilibid inmates allowed to vote in barangay, SK polls

Champ de Lunas,

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Published October 30, 2023 01:28 PM PHT

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