The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the results of the Sept. 17 Maguindanao plebiscite may already be known by Sunday.
"We expect plebiscite results within Sept. 18, 2022,"Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said in a statement Tuesday, Sept. 13.
"As to the time, that is dependent on the transmittal of the plebiscite returns (from the Plebiscite Committees) to the Plebiscite Board of Canvassers," he added.
Laudiangco said various Comelec teams will proceed to Maguindanao from Sept. 14 to 16, 2022 for the exercise.
More than 800,000 registered voters are expected to cast their votes in 467 voting centers during the plebiscite.
Plebiscite voting will start at 7 a.m. until 3 p.m.
The Maguindanao plebiscite will determine whether or not the province will be divided into two Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur.