Manila Bulletin
Teachers, non-teaching personnel all set for May 2022 polls — DepEd
Department of Education (DepEd) personnel serving as poll workers will strictly enforce health protocols on Election Day.
DepEd Director Marc Bragado emphasized the importance of social distancing, warning that queues might be long.
He assured that teachers and DepEd are prepared for the upcoming election, focusing on new measures like isolation polling places, medical help desks, and voter assistance desks.
Each polling center will have a DepEd Supervisor Official (DESO) with two support staff: one for safety protocols and another for technical support.
The safety protocol staff will manage queues, enforce social distancing, and remind voters about health guidelines.
The technical support staff will address any issues with vote counting machines.
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