IN PHOTOS: The barangay elections

Filipino voters check their names outside a polling station prior to voting their candidates in the country's village elections at Bicutan. AP/Bullit Marquez

MANILA, Philippines - Millions of voters flocked to polling stations Monday to elect leaders in more than 42,000 villages nationwide.

Here are a few photos from the barangay elections in Manila:

Flyers of candidates litter a polling station as Filipinos vote for their candidates in the country's village elections at suburban Bicutan.

Voters check their names outside a polling station prior to voting their candidates in the country's village elections at Taguig.

A woman fills up her ballot as she votes for her candidate in the country's village elections at suburban Taguig city.

A jail guard watches as a handcuffed detainee Tanniex Bangkong, left foreground, fills up his ballot after being allowed by a trial court to vote outside of detention in the country's village elections at Bicutan.

Detainee Tanniex Bangkong, second from right, casts his ballot after being allowed by a trial court to vote outside of detention in the country's village elections at Bicutan.

An election official helps a voter in filling up her ballot in the country's village elections at suburban Taguig.

Photos by Bullit Marquez, AP

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