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MANILA, Philippines – Who says Taguig’s Maharlika village is a poll hot spot?

 

Residents of Maharlika village breathed a sigh of relief on Monday as polls closed peacefully for the first time in years.

 

Both voters and officials attributed the peaceful elections to the fact that the incumbent village chief (barangay captain) Yasser Pangandaman ran unopposed.

 

“(The elections was) very peaceful…because one of the factors seen is that the barangay captain has no rival,” Maharlika Elementary School principal Flordelyn Umagat told INQUIRER.net. She said voters’ education may also be another factor.

 

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