Covid-19 surge or no, polls to go

Covid-19 surge or no, polls to go – Comelec

By William B. Depasupil

Apr 27, 2022 12:12 am

A COVID-19 surge will not stop the scheduled elections on May 9, 2022, or stop the 64.4 million registered voters from casting their votes, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Tuesday.

Commissioner George Garcia said a Covid-19 surge in a particular area, under the law, is not classified as 'force majeure,' like massive flooding and earthquake and other acts of nature.

GETTING READY Employees of the Commission on Elections clean and paint ballot boxes in Manila on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, as the agency prepares for the elections on May 9. PHOTO MIKE ALQUINTO

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