MOST of the residents of Palawan are against splitting their province into three separate entities, the partial and unofficial count of the Provincial Board of Canvassers (PBOC) indicated.
On Sunday, the PBOC of Palawan reconvened and was able to process the Certificates of Canvass (COC) of two of the 23 municipalities, which were covered by the plebiscite last Saturday.
Based on the initial canvassing results, those in favor the ratification of Republic Act (RA) 11259 or the Act Dividing the Province of Palawan into three provinces is at 18,799 and is currently outnumbered by those who opposed it at 28,903.
The processed COCs included that from the municipality of Narra, where 6,983 people voted for the ratification, while 16,861 voted against.
For the municipality of Brooke’s Point, the result was less lopsided with 11,816 voting “yes” for RA 11259’s ratification, and 12,042 voted “no” in the plebiscite.
In her Twitter account, Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon said based from the field reports she got in Palawan as 3:40 pm on Sunday, only the votes of 244,029 people were counted.
Of the partial and unofficial figure, 96,012 voted “yes” for the ratification and 148,017 voted “no.”
To note, Comelec said 490,369 voters were eligible to participate in the Palawan plebiscite.
The PBOC opted to adjourn at 2:37 pm on Sunday as it waits for additional COCs from the 21 other municipalities.
Comelec spokesman James Jimenez said the PBOC will reconvene at 9 am on Monday to continue the canvassing of COCs.
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/03/15/partial-unofficial-palawan-poll-more-people-vs-split/
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