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Senior citizen voters in Alabang experience relative ease in voting

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Dyan Castillejo

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:959px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1747043363528Screenshot 2025-05-12 174708.jpg" style="width:959px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Photo from Dyan Castillejo, ABS-CBN News"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><em>Photo from Dyan Castillejo, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA, Philippines – While voters in other parts of the country experienced glitches and power interruptions, senior citizen voters in Alabang had a relatively comfortable voting process on Monday early morning.</p><p>The elders who have voted at the Alabang Muntinlupa Voting Center were assisted with wheelchairs as they cast their ballots in the spacious basketball court of the school.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/5/12/-dirt-detected-in-acm-scanner-temporarily-delays-voting-in-bulacan-school-1645"><strong>READ: &#x27;Dirt&#x27; detected in ACM scanner temporarily delays voting at Bulacan school<br/></strong></a></div><p>They had priority time from 5 AM to 7 PM.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/5/12/comelec-convenes-as-board-of-canvassers-for-halalan-2025-1613"><strong>READ: Comelec convenes as board of canvassers for Halalan 2025<br/></strong></a></div><p>To help seniors who came after the said time frame, five regular voters and then one senior were accommodated alternately in the lines, keeping the waiting time for seniors at a minimum.</p><p>From opening until mid-morning, the voting time took less than 30 minutes -- but this was before the queueing lines increased.</p><p>Others who were seen voting in the city were Christopher Carrion, the brother of PH Gymnastics head Cynthia Carrion, who came with his family.</p><p>Philippine National Coach for Triathlon Ani De Leon also voted in Alabang Muntinlupa as well as 700 Club Host Peter Kairus was also seen casting her vote in Alabang, Muntinlupa.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/5/12/philippines-heads-to-polls-with-marcos-duterte-feud-centre-stage-0904"><strong>READ: Sweltering Philippines votes with Marcos-Duterte feud center stage<br/></strong></a></div><p>Restaurant owner Pam Begre and ABS-CBN Foundation managing director Roberta Lopez-Feliciano also experienced ease in casting her vote.</p><p>Celebrity Matteo Guidicelli, after voting with his family, too, shared a message of encouragement to vote wisely for our future leaders.</p><p>“Vote wisely, everybody. Ingat kayo lahat, for the future, for all of us,” he said.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>--MAYOR RUFFY BIAZON RUNNING UNOPPOSED--</strong></div><p>Meanwhile, incumbent Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon hopes Pinoys will vote politicians who would prioritize service and people-centered programs.</p><p>&quot;Sa mga kababayan natin, sana lahat ay bumoto agad. At siyempre po sana sa pagpili ng kandidato, ay ang sabi ninyong makaka-deliver ng service at programa sa inyo,&quot; Biazon said.</p><p>He came early to vote in his precinct.</p><p>“Use your scrutiny sa pagboto sa ating mga kandidato,” he added.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gdVcEd-_jhE??si=DefjerTScCbrK0NL&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>While voters in other parts of the country experienced glitches and power interruptions, senior citizen voters in Alabang had relative ease in the voting process on Monday early morning. #Halalan2025 </p>

While voters in other parts of the country experienced glitches and power interruptions, senior citizen voters in Alabang had relative ease in the voting process on Monday early morning. #Halalan2025