Comelec extends voting in Al-Barka, Basilan by 2 hours

AL-BARKA, Basilan — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) extended voting here by another two hours, or until 9 p.m., as security hitches on Monday morning delayed the opening of polling centers. Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia announced the extension during a press briefing in Cotabato City on Monday. According to Brig. Gen. Frederick Sales, commander of the