Ulog#4 We Are The Electoral Board Of Cluster #314 Composing Precinct #0369A And #0370A Of Barangay Mactan, lapu-lapu City

in #ulog6 years ago (edited)

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Hello Steemians, winners of the Barangay officials and SK had been declared. This was our pose after 27 hours of being awake, queing for the last step at Comelec office, Lapu-lapu City returning our supplies (pen, paper, packaging tape, etc). It was around 2 AM, but we tried ourselves to smile behind stress and tiredness. Ma'am @jenesa requested to have her pose with the big, yellow plastic for supplies while others were murmuring because everybody wished to go home but we still need to fall in line to return these supplies. For good vibes and not to be contaminated with the mad co- electoral board we take pictures and tried to smile.

THE PREPARATION


I was in a high school reunion in my village, though we been so enjoyed but still I was thinking my duties and responsibilities being a poll clerk. I bid goodbye at 3 P.M. and arrived home at 7 P. M. Feeling tired with the long travel, I packed few clothes, toiletries, vitamins, water, ionic drinks, etc.). I can't sleep waiting for the schedule for the widrawal of election paraphernalias at 1:45 A. M. I arrived at the city hall of Lapu-lapu City waiting for the time with my co-teachers.
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When everybody had widrawn all the election paraphernalias, we then accompanied with the police carrying them to our school and by rule we were no longer allowed to go out so we make use of the remaining time before the election starts to relax.
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THE ELECTION PROPER


Early.morning, everything was set except our tummy when we only had noodles and cofee. Watchers from different parties also arrived earlier and at exactly 7:00A.M. voting started.
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We thank God, voting was done smoothly. We didn't experience problems, we just take a break with the watchers in less than 15 minutes for lunch, snacks and dinner. Vote counting also ran smoothly and we're done at 9:30 P.M. With the police escorts, we submitted the results to the Barangay Board Of Canvassers (BBOC) stationed at Mactan Elementary School.
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Here we trasacted almost 2 hours because of the claim from a candidate that some service vehicles had no watchers on-board which is found as one rule in the Comelec General Infornation Guide. But in reality, there can be no such claims because ballot boxes were locked and sealed and we teachers will NOT open it, the act will surely bring us to jail. Besides, police escorts were there to watch how we handle those ballot boxes in which we feel that during election, the lives of teachers are less important than the ballot box we are carrying.

At 12:30 midnight, again we travelled going to the Comelec office to surrender election returns and paraphernalias. While queing in the long line, you can see the haggard faces of teachers. Again, another two hours of waiting, others were sleeping and only one member was queing on the line.20180515_181943.jpg
We went home at 2:30 A.M. but some of our co-teachers went home at 5 A.M. onwards. Good for us who were done ealier where we waited 2 hours only at Comelec.

**The election was over, but we still have the hangover.


Happy to serve and survive, inspiring you for more community services.


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