Islamic City of Marawi (15 November) -- The special elections in Tugaya town, Lanao del Sur province was generally peaceful.
Col. Jed Motus, commanding officer of the army's 65th IB, said the voting went smoothly although there were some minor disturbances that happened in some precincts while the casting of votes was underway.
He stressed that these minor incidents did not stop the board of election inspectors from conducting the special elections because military and police forces were strategically prepositioned securing the polling places.
Tugaya was the most controversial of the eight (8) towns in the province that conducted elections last Saturday.
It can be recalled that the town's former mayor, Alimatar Guroalim, and four other companions died in an ambush on September 10, 2010 while they were on their way to attend Eidl Fitr celebration.
The elections for the town's 24 barangays were held in five (5) polling centers namely Tugaya Central Elementary School, Pagalamatan Elementary School, Sugod II Elementary School, Kayagan Elementary School, and Pandiaranao Elementary School.
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