"I've been voting here for so long. This is the first time this has happened," she said.

"Under our general instructions, campaigning is prohibiting, and if you give sample ballots, that's still sample ballots...We can go after candidates who authorize and distribute sample ballots," Garcia said in Filipino. 

The standard bearer of PROMDI cast his vote before noon at Kiamba Central Elementary School in Sarangani, the home province of his wife Jinkee.

The Department of Education (DepEd) said on Monday it deplores the shooting of a teacher from Himamaylan National High School in Negros Occidental, who was supposed to serve in the polls. 

In an update to reporters at 10:27 a.m., Commission on Elections Commissioner George Garcia said 1,867 vote counting machines have encountered "common issues" but assured the public that technicians have since resolved them.

Vice Presidential candidate Sara Duterte, running-mate of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., cast her vote in Davao City for the 2022 elections, Monday morning.

Presidential aspirant Sen. Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said on Monday that he is not inclined to accept a Cabinet position, if he is offered one, and said he does not have any plans of running for another term in the Senate. 

Presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has cast his vote in Ilocos Norte, early morning on Monday.

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