(UPDATE) MILLIONS of Filipinos braved long lines and soaring temperatures Monday to vote in a midterm election seen as choosing sides in an explosive feud between President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and impeached Vice President Sara Duterte.

With temperatures hitting 34 degrees Celsius in some places, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia said some automated counting machines (ACMs) overheated

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