Comelec, poll watchers warn against 'illegal' sample ballots distributed on election day

Photo taken outside the Pinyahan Elementary School voting precinct in Quezon City and dated May 9, 2022 shows sample ballots littering the ground next to a police assistance desk.

Philstar.com / Franco Luna

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections warned against sample ballots that were reportedly being distributed outside of voting precincts around the country on Monday, May 9. 

Police officers stationed at the Loyola Grand Villas in Marikina City and Pinyahan Elementary School precincts in Quezon City confirmed that unknown elements were distributing the ballots. 

The ballots seen by Philstar.com urged readers to vote for presidential frontrunner Sen. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his running-mate Sara Duterte.

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