Manila, July 25 -- A plebiscite was held in Paranaque City on Saturday to decide whether or not to ratify a city ordinance altering the existing territorial boundaries of five coastal barangays in the city.

In an interview, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairperson George Garcia noted that they will declare the winner not based on a majority but on a plurality of votes, or which between the "Yes" and "No" got the higher number of votes.

"It is not necessary to have the majority of votes. Even if the voting population is 80,000, it is not necessary to get 40,001 votes...The basis for the proclamation by the Comelec is which one got the highest number of votes. For example, if 'No' gets the highest number of votes, even though it is ...