Agreement for voting of inmates signed

By Arlie O. Calalo

Dec 13, 2024 12:03 am

A MEMORANDUM of agreement for the peaceful and orderly voting of inmates in the May 2025 midterm polls was signed between the Commission on Elections, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) and Public Attorney's Office (PAO) in Manila on Thursday.

PAO chief Persida Rueda-Acosta said the initiative was the continuance of the cooperation between the same agencies forged during the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections.

RIGHT TO VOTE Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia with Comelec Commissioner Aimee Ferolino, Bureau of Correction (Bucor) Director General Gregorio P. Catapang Jr., Public Attorney's Office (PAO) Chief Persida V. Rueda-Acosta, and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Chief Ruel S. Rivera sign a Memorandum of Agreement for their respective agencies in Manila, on Dec. 12, 2024 that will allow detainees to vote in the 2025 midterm polls. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO

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