Manila, May 13 -- Election and police officials in Western Visayas are looking at improvements to the early voting and monitoring system amid its success in the conduct of the May 12 midterm polls in the region.

In an interview on Tuesday, Comelec VI Regional Election Director Lawyer Dennis Ausan said they have to look into improving the exclusive early voting for persons with disability, senior citizens, and heavily pregnant women because of its successful implementation.

"We will look into that possibility. We cannot just implement it because it will involve many barangays; it might dislocate others. But one thing is certain, we will look into it or evaluate how to improve," he said.

He said he was even surprised that, as of 5 p.m. o...