PNP deploys officers as SEBs in Datu Odin Sinsuat after voting delay

Police officers are serving as special electoral boards (SEBs) in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte after protests delayed the start of voting on Monday.

The Philippine National Police deployed over 300 police personnel to more than 104 polling centers in the municipality following a protest by supporters of the United Bangsamoro Justice Party.

A total of 3,698 police officers are on standby across the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) for the May 2025 midterm elections.

As of late Monday afternoon, twenty-one polling precincts in Datu Odin Sinsuat have yet to begin casting votes despite the scheduled start at 7 a.m.

The Philippine National Police (PNP) reported that 37,498 or 99.93% of 37,525 polling precincts across the country have started voting by 4 p.m., with six precincts ending operations in BARMM and Western Visayas.