LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. cast his vote in the barangay election at the Mariano Marcos Memorial Elementary School in Batac City, this province, on Monday, October 30.
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. votes in the barangay elections in Batac City on Monday, October 30. (RTVM screenshot)
Marcos finished voting at Precinct 36A-37A at about 7:05 a.m. He was accompanied by Ilocos Norte Rep. Sandro Marcos and Batac City Mayor Albert Chua.
Rep. Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos voted at the Calay-ab Elementary School in Barangay Calay-ab here.
Sen. Imee R. Marcos and Ilocos Norte Gov. Matthew Marcos Manotoc cast their votes at the Cabeza Elementary School in Barangay Cabungaan here.
Meanwhile, Police Col. Julius Suriben, Ilocos Norte police director, said the elections in this province is generally peaceful.
Suriben cited the successful implementation of Executive Order No. 244-23 issued by Manotoc imposing a province-wide curfew from 10 p.m. Sunday, October 29, until 4 a.m. Monday.
The curfew supported the liquor ban imposed by the Commission on Election (Comelec) to ensure a safe election in Ilocos Norte. The curfew also sought to prevent vote-buying and vote-selling.
Suriben said that all law enforcement personnel deployed to the province to secure the conduct of the election remain under full alert status.
At least 2,000 personnel from the police, military, Bureau of Fire Protection, Coast Guard, and other law enforcement agencies were deployed in different strategic places in the province.