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More than 33,000 persons deprived of liberty to cast ballot on election day

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Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News 

<div> </div><p>MANILA — The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) on Saturday said they are prepared to assist and implement measures to help 33,409 inmates cast their ballot on election day. </p><p>BJMP spokesperson Col. Xavier Solda said 30,762 persons deprived of liberty (PDL) would vote on-site or in special polling precincts. A total of 2,683, meanwhile, were tagged as &quot;offsite&quot; voters.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/05/22/vote-according-to-conscience-robredo-urges-voters">Vote according to conscience, Robredo urges voters</a></li></ul><p>Solda noted that those aged 51 above would cast their ballot inside jail facilities supervised by the Commission on Elections (Comelec). </p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="An inmate bows his head at the Bacoor city jail. May, 8, 2017 Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/file" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/05/07/20170508-jail-jessie-alverio-9-jc.jpg"/><figcaption>An inmate bows his head at the Bacoor city jail. May, 8, 2017 Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/file</figcaption></figure></div><div> </div><p>&quot;Bahagi ng paghahanda at pagsisiguro na magiging maayos iyong mga previous concerns natin ‘no. Doon sa mga nakaraang eleksiyon ay iyong pagku-conduct natin ng dry run para sa pagku-conduct ng election this coming Monday,&quot; he said. </p><p>Comelec personnel will assist offsite voters. These individuals are covered by court orders, according to Solda. </p><p>&quot;Mayroon kasing mga special lanes na itatalaga doon sa mga presinto... Nagkaroon na rin ho kami ng run-through ‘no, ni-rundown na namin iyong mga areas na pupuntahan o mga presinto na pupuntahan ng mga PDL natin,&quot; he added. </p><p>Around 65.7 million domestic voters are expected to cast their ballots on Monday. <br/> </p>

BJMP spokesperson Col. Xavier Solda said 30,762 persons deprived of liberty (PDL) would vote on-site or in special polling precincts. A total of 2,683, meanwhile, were tagged as 'offsite' voters.

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More than 33,000 persons deprived of liberty to cast ballot on election day

Job Manahan,

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Published May 07, 2022 04:46 PM PHT

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