Manila Bulletin
Comelec tells poll watchers in Lanao Sur standoff: Submit sworn statements
Poll watchers of mayoralty candidate Lominog Lao Jr. plan to file a petition to annul election results in six barangays in Lumbatan, Lanao del Sur, citing alleged election-related violence by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
The incident involved a standoff on May 10, 2022, between poll watchers and members of the Philippine Army's 5th Infantry Battalion (5IB) at the Lumbatan municipal hall.
Lao's camp claims soldiers attempted to take ballot boxes and vote counting machines (VCMs), while they were only protecting them.
They presented video footage showing an alleged confrontation and a military vehicle sideswiping a companion.
The poll watchers denied accusations of attempting to take over the city hall.
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has urged the poll watchers to submit sworn statements detailing their accusations.
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