Hundreds of persons deprived of liberty at the New Bilibid Prison cast their votes on Monday for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections.
MANILA — Hundreds of persons deprived of liberty at the New Bilibid Prison cast their votes on Monday for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections .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.
PDLs whose cases are still on appeal are entitled to vote, said Atty. Kimberly Joy Alzate-Cu, election officer of Muntinlupa City. "Nagkataon lang po kasi during the national elections pa lang po naka-TRO kasi at sinasabi hindi sila pwede bumoto sa local positions. Ngayon po kasi na-lift 'yung TRO ng Supreme Court kaya po ngayong barangay elections pinapayagan po silang bumoto."