Over 4,000 PDLs vote in midterm elections
On Monday, May 12, 2025, more than 4,000 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) across the Philippines participated in the midterm elections.
Foreign observers monitored the voting process with assistance from Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) personnel and local election officers.
The total number of registered PDL voters was 4,125, with 2,135 participants at New Bilibid Prison alone.
Other participating prisons included Davao Prison and Penal Farm, Leyte Regional Prison, San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm in Zamboanga del Sur, Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong City, and CIW-Mindanao.
PDLs eligible to vote include those charged but awaiting trial, serving less than a year of imprisonment, or facing convictions related to national security.
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