Voting in Cotabato City school did not start at 8 a.m.

Voters queued outside the Vilo Elementary School in Cotabato City as early as 5 a.m. Monday, but they had yet to vote as of 8 a.m., an hour after regular voting was supposed to start. Photo courtesy of Argie Gratuito, DXOL-FM, Cotabato City

COTABATO CITY – Voters patiently waited as early as 5 a.m. on Monday in front of the Vilo Elementary School in Cotabato City, but voting for the historic Bangsamoro parliamentary elections did not start until 8 a.m.

Voting for seniors, persons with disabilities, and pregnant women was supposed to start from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m.

Regular voting was supposed to start from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

READ: BARMM polls now open for seniors, PWDs, pregnant moms

Argie Gratuito, a registered voter, said the Commission on Elections (Comelec) or the members of the electoral board did not give any reason for the delay.

Voters queued in a police-guarded line outside the school even before the polling centers opened. /coa

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