Voters in long lines under the heat of the sun marked the first few hours of voting in some parts of Antipolo City.
Outside the San Isidro Elementary School in Barangay Dela Paz, those who went out to vote had to join a long line of people queuing almost a hundred meters away from the polling center.
The tail end of the queue was near the entrance of Robinson’s Place Antipolo or some 100 meters away from the main gate of the San Isidro Elementary School, the main polling precinct of Barangay Dela Paz residents.
At Lores Elementary School in Barangay San Roque, gubernatorial candidate, Nina Ricci Ynares-Chiongbian and her husband James cast their votes in Precinct number 0317 J of Clustered Precinct 262.
Ynares-Chiongbian, who filed her candidacy under the name, Nina Ynares, under the Nationalist People's Coalition party, vowed to continue the services of her mother, outgoing Governor Rebecca "Nini" Ynares, including her pro-environment advocacy.
In nearby precinct number 263, mayoral candidate and former Antipolo City mayor, Dr. Casimiro "Junjun" Ynares III and his wife, incumbent Mayor Andrea Bautista Ynares, cast their votes at Lores Elementary School around 11 a.m.
Prior to entering the polling precinct, the Ynares couple gladly accommodated requests from some voters who were in the queue for a selfie of group pictures.
Members of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) were assisting some voters, including senior citizens and Persons With Disability in finding their names and precincts in the list of voters.