Mock elections held across Philippines
MANILA - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Saturday conducted mock elections in 40 barangays (villages) throughout the country, less than three months before the upcoming national polls in May.
Comelec chair Andres Bautista said the mock elections were generally “smooth,” however, he noted that the voter turnout was lower than expected.
“By large, it was smooth, but at the same time, you could see that we did not have as many voters as we expect. But this is understandable because this is just a dry run,” Bautista said over ABS-CBN News Channel.
“The purpose of these mock polls really is to try to stimulate as early as possible what will happen in the actual elections,” he added.
