ELECTION WATCH: Celebrities not spared from voting delays

Long lines, PCOS machine malfunction, and the searing heat of the sun became the common complaints of Filipinos who voted today, May 10, 2010. Celebrities were not spared.

It was around 11:00 a.m. when PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) got the heads-up that Kim Chiu was waiting for her turn to vote in Miriam College, Katipunan Road, Loyola Heights, Quezon City. Included in the text message was, “Ang haba ng pila!”

We reached Miriam College around 1:00 p.m. There was indeed a long line. Several tents were put up to provide shade for the voters. But a portion of the throng of people had to endure the searing heat of the sun. “Nagkulang ang tent,” a volunteer informed us.

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