MANILA, Philippines — Voters from Antipolo Metropolis flocked to polling locations on Saturday to elect a congressman to exchange Rep. Romeo Acop, who died final December.
Fee on Elections (Comelec) chair George Erwin Garcia didn’t report any difficulties throughout the election and expressed optimism that the winner of the race could also be proclaimed on Sunday.
“We’ve got not encountered any untoward incident or main challenge to this point within the voting of residents within the second district of Antipolo,” the ballot chief mentioned in a radio interview.
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“We’ll canvas till daybreak or till tomorrow morning,” Garcia added. “We’d have a proclamation of the profitable congressman of the second district of Antipolo simply earlier than 11 a.m.”
Garcia reported that voters, notably senior residents, individuals with disabilities and pregnant ladies, began showing at daybreak on Saturday.
Voters who have been already inside polling areas at 3 p.m., or the closing of voting hours, have been additionally allowed to vote.
The election concerned six candidates: Dandin Infante, Reden Llaga, Ma. Trinidad Galang, Philip Conrad Acop, Nathaniel Lobigas and Irvin Paulo Tapales.
The Comelec introduced the particular election for Acop’s substitute in January, after Acop, 78, succumbed to a coronary heart assault on Dec. 20, 2025.
No irregularities seen
Earlier on Saturday, Garcia assured Antipolo Metropolis residents that the particular elections wouldn’t be tainted with any type of dishonest or election fraud.
“The entire fee is specializing in this proper now. I feel all of the PNP (Philippine Nationwide Police) and AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines) are right here, in addition to the watchers of political events and their candidates who’ve been right here, so it’s not possible,” Garcia mentioned.
Garcia additionally mentioned that elections in Rizal province have at all times been correct and it has by no means been categorized as a vital space that wants additional monitoring.
“There aren’t any untoward incidents, even in previous elections. This space has by no means been categorised as a vital space or below the pink or orange class. Rizal has at all times been executing peaceable elections,” Garcia added.
The Comelec mentioned that there are a complete of 252,793 registered voters from eight barangays within the second district.
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Garcia mentioned the District Board of Canvassers convenes at 6 p.m. on Saturday and had already began canvassing election returns. /cb
