Tuesday, May 15, 2007 (Philippines)

Voters sit in a row at the multipurpose hall of the Bucana Elementary School while others dig through the thick list of voters to check their precinct numbers in Monday's national election. (Sun.Star Cebu/Seth Delos Reyes) OTHER than minor hitches, such as the perennial problem on missing names in the voting list and shortage of election materials, Monday's conduct of mid-term elections in Davao City and other parts of Mindanao was generally peaceful. Commission on Elections (Comelec) officials also estimated that 80 to 90 percent of the total 750,662 registered voters trooped to the city's 3,586 polling precincts to cast their vote. Pinoy Votes: Sun.Star Election 2007 Coverage Log on to Sun.Star's chatroom for updates on election results [full story]