
Comelec holds mock polls in 30 barangays
THE Commission on Elections held mock polls in 30 barangays across the country yesterday.
According to Comelec spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco, the activity was conducted so they could assess their automated election system (AES) preparations for the May 2025 polls.
“The mock elections is an activity that aims to stimulate the end-to-end voting process,” he said in a telephone interview.
Actual registered voters participated in the activity from 7 to 10 a.m.
“This is not a simple exercise but is done in compliance and adherence to the law by the Comelec,” Laudiangco added.
Under Republic Act 9369, the conduct of mock elections is one of the requirements by the Technical Evaluation Committee before issuing its certification that the AES is operating properly, securely, and accurately.
In Metro Manila, the venues of the mock polls were Barangays San Pedro and Sta. Ana in Pateros; Ususan and Pinagsama in Taguig City; and 1st District Barangay Poblacion and Pio del Pilar in Makati City.
Other sites in Luzon were Barangays Poblacion and Guinaang in Bontoc province and Poblacion and Angkeling in Sagada in Mt. Province; Dela Paz and San Juan villages in Antipolo City; and Special District and Bagumbong in Jala-Jala, Rizal province.
In the Visayas, the venues for the activity were Barangays Taboc and San Gabriel in Borongan City and Poblacion 9 and Masloc in Lawaan, Eastern Samar province.
The mock elections in Mindanao were held in Barangays Washington and San Isidro in Surigao City and Poblacion and Guinaang in Placer town, Surigao del Norte province.
The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao also held its mock polls in Barangays Walled City and Bus-bus in Jolo and Taglibi and Anuling in Patikul in Sulu province; and Batulawan and Fort Pikit in Malidegao and Pedtad and Tamped in Old Kaabakan in the Special Geographic Area. Philippine News Agency