Voting in Barangay Holy Spirit was generally peaceful. Luckily this is not — and probably never will be — an election hotspot. Aside from the lack of monobloc chairs and ballot secrecy folders, everything seemed to be order.
In the Philippines, you can tell which building is a voting precinct because of the concentration of posters and streamers displayed like buntings. In the case of Barangay Holy Spirit, sample ballots littered the area leading to the barangay hall. Nothing new, really. But what was new — to me, at least — was the presence of a laptop at the information booth, where one volunteer was verifying names and precinct numbers.
May the best men and women for our community, our city, and ultimately, our nation win this year’s elections!
