Symptomatic, COVID-positive voters can cast ballots on May 9

Registered voters exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 but not yet tested positive can cast their ballots in the May 9 elections.

Voters who test positive for COVID-19 and are already in the queue at polling precincts will also be allowed to vote.

The Comelec has designated isolation polling precincts for symptomatic and COVID-19 positive voters, with staff in PPE bringing ballots to them.

Comelec Commissioner George Garcia clarified that voters with symptoms on election day will not be turned away and will be directed to vote in isolation precincts.

Voters do not need to present an RT-PCR or rapid antigen test result, nor a vaccination card, and only a face mask is required, not a face shield.

The Comelec cannot compel quarantined COVID-19 patients to stay in isolation facilities if they choose to leave and vote, as it is their constitutional right.