Mid-term Elections in Basilan

Jum Akbar, the first wife of Basilan's governor Wahab Akbar, casts her ballot at the East Elementary School in Isabella City on May 14, 2007. Filipinos voted today for senators, congressman, provincial governors, and city mayors throughout the country. Jum Akbar is running for governor of the conflict-ridden island while her husband Wahab hopes to become one of two congressman that will represent Basilan in the Philippine Congress. Wahab's two other wives, Nur-In and Cherry, ran for the mayoralty seats in the cities of Lamitan and Isabella.