ILOILO CITY: Detained prisoners awaiting final decision by the court are allowed to vote in the synchronized May 9 elections.

City Comelec chief, lawyer Joemar Betita, said that in Iloilo City alone, there are more than 500 voters composed of than 40 female detainees at the city Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) holding center and more than 400 male prisoners detained at the BJMP center in Barangay Ungka in Jaro.

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