The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) says a poll watcher reported an alleged attempt to manipulate ballots during BARMM elections in Maguindanao del Sur on Monday, Sept. 14. PPCRV spokesperson Ana Singson says the incident involved Barurao Central Elementary School, where people allegedly associated with the wife of a local mayor reportedly took a precinct voters’ list.
According to the allegations, the persons used the names of voters who had not yet voted to cast ballots for allied candidates. In both accounts, PPCRV frames the report as unauthorized voting based on access to the list of voters. The claim centers on what the group says was improper use of voter information at a specific polling location, based on statements from a volunteer/poll watcher who raised the concern shortly after it happened.
While the reports describe the same core allegation—unauthorized ballots using names from a voters’ list—no further details are provided in the excerpts regarding official findings, charges filed, or whether investigators have confirmed the claims.
