The Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has approved the health and safety protocols relative to the conduct of the plebiscite to ratify the division of the province of Palawan.
The plebiscite, which was suspended last May 11 due to coronavirus (Covid-19)-related threats, will be held in the “first quarter of 2021,” the IATF Resolution No. 78 issued on October 8 read.
“We wish to inform that the IATF on October 8 approved the health and safety protocols for the conduct of a plebiscite in the first quarter of 2021 to ratify the Division of the Province of Palawan, pursuant to Republic Act No. 11259 and relevant provisions of the Constitution,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a statement Friday.
Roque also said the period of voting will be two days with five voters in one room at any particular time.
Registered voters between the ages of 18 and 21 years old and those who are 60 years old and above, those with immunodeficiency, comorbidity, or other health risks, and pregnant women will also be allowed to cast their votes, he furthered.
Meanwhile, the IATF encouraged the Commission on Elections to devise safety mechanisms and procedures to allow Covid-19 patients to exercise their right to vote.
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