Manila: Voters in five coastal barangays in Para±aque City overwhelmingly ratified Saturday an ordinance altering their existing territorial boundaries adjoining the reclaimed areas in Manila Bay.

According to Philippines News Agency, official results released by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) showed that 11,597 voters supported City Ordinance No. 2023-19, which modifies the existing territorial boundaries of Barangays Baclaran, Tambo, Don Galo, La Huerta, and San Dionisio in the city.

Conversely, a total of 2,254 voters opposed the ratification. The Plebiscite Board of Canvassers confirmed the approval of the ordinance after reviewing all 151 plebiscite returns from the five barangays, where 13,873 out of 79,251 registered voters participated.

Comelec Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco noted the speed of the plebiscite canvassing, stating that the results were proclaimed just hours after voting concluded. "The fastest plebiscite canvassing on record, with the Certificate of Canvass and Proclamation having been issued and promulgated within 6 hours from the close of polls," he said in a statement.