Palawan votes in historic plebiscite seen as test for elections during pandemicMANILA, Philippines — Residents of Palawan trooped Saturday to polling precincts to vote in a historic plebiscite seen as a test for elections in the Philippines during the pandemic. The plebiscite: It would determine whether Palawan would be split into three provinces, as proposed under Republic Act No. Related Stories All set for Palawan plebisciteVoting in the plebiscite was done manually, with voters writing yes or oo if they agree with the proposal, or no or hindi if they reject it. “This is a sort of laboratory for us on how we will conduct the national and local elections this coming 2022,” elections commissioner Antonio Kho Jr. told ANC. Namfrel also noted that there was some confusion in voting precincts, but attributed this to the Commission on Elections’ efforts to limit the number of people in one polling place.

Source: Philippine Star March 13, 2021 09:45 UTC