Disrupted 10th ID absentee voting in local area
**The Philippines Army's 10th Infantry Division (10ID) recently concluded its Local Absentee Voting (LAV), allowing a staggering 7,940 soldiers to cast their votes prior to the May 12, 2025 national and local elections.
This mass polling saw participation from 57,689 registered voters, an advance voting contingent across the entire nation.
The voters included 29,030 members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, 23,448 police personnel, 4,206 government employees, and 1,005 journalists.
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185 soldiers cast their votes at the 10ID headquarters in Barangay Tuboran. Meanwhile, 609 soldiers from various brigades and battalions were spread across multiple units, demonstrating efficient implementation of the program division-wide.
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This strategy prioritized soldiers that were crucial for electoral-related missions, ensuring they could fulfill their duties and maintain professional responsibility.
By accommodating advance voting, the 10ID was confident in its ability to keep its focus on its mission: maintaining peace and securing polling centers within its Joint Operational Area (JOA).
The Division emphasized that this LAV strengthened their commitment to democratic values and their significant role in safeguarding the integrity of the election process.
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"The 10ID remains steadfast in its duty to support free, fair, and orderly elections," stated a command message, praising the high turnout and dedication shown by the soldiers.
During the election period, the Division reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining stability, protecting voters, and ensuring the security of the electoral process for all Filipinos exercising their right to vote.
While the military's involvement was limited solely to senatorial candidate votes and one party-list organization using automated counting machines (ACMs), they were not authorized to vote for local candidates in specific localities. (David Ezra Francisquete)**
Insights:
- In Philippine elections, automated counting machines (ACMs) are used to expedite the vote-counting process.
- Local Absentee Voting (LAV) is a mechanism that enables eligible military personnel to vote prior to the national elections, ensuring they can focus on maintaining peace during the election period.
- The 10ID, ahead of the 2025 general-news elections, carried out its Local Absentee Voting (LAV) at Barangay Tuboran, enabling 185 soldiers to cast their votes.
- In these elections, the 10ID demonstrated effective execution of the LAV strategy, with 609 soldiers from various units participating in the process.
- By implementing LAV, the 10ID demonstrated its commitment to democratic values and its role in safeguarding the integrity of the election process, especially for senatorial candidate votes and one party-list organization using automated counting machines (ACMs).
- As the 2025 barangay elections approach, the 10ID reiterates its duty to maintain peace, protect voters, and ensure a secure election process for all Filipinos exercising their right to vote. (David Ezra Francisquete)
