The Commission on Elections on Thursday said it would build makeshift polling places for voters in areas affected by Tropical Storm Agaton.
Comelec executive director Bartolome Sinocruz Jr. said the poll body received reports that several voting centers in Region VIII had been damaged by Agaton, making them unsafe to use for the May 9 elections.
"As a remedy, nagpagawa na tayo ng mga makeshift polling centers, magpro-procure ang mga regional offices para sa voting centers," he said in a media briefing.
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A request for quotation for equipment rental has been posted by Comelec on its website for the construction of a makeshift polling place in San Ricardo town in Southern Leyte, one of the areas hit by Agaton.
"Since makeshift yan, mga wooden materials lang, parang kahoy kasi temporary lang," Sinocruz said.
"Sa size, magdedepende yan sa pangangailangan natin. Ia-approximate yan yung size ng polling rooms para lang ma-accommodate yung number of voters. Ginagawa na ngayon yan, nagpro-procure na ang ating mga regional offices," he added.
At least 148 people were killed while tens of thousands others were forced into evacuation centers after Agaton swept areas in Eastern and Central Visayas earlier this month.
Some 3.1 million individuals from Region VIII are registered to vote in the May 9 elections, while there are over 5.2 million registered voters from Region VII.
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