Reminder: Two Weeks Left Before Voter's Registration Ends
Don't wait until the 2025 National Elections to secure your right to vote.
(SPOT.ph) More than a million new registrants have signed up since the Commission on Elections resumed voter's registration in December. So those who wish to exercise their right to vote in the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections, note that you have two weeks left to apply before registration closes on January 31.
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Over one million new voters sign up after voter's registration resumed in December
According to the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), over one million voters have registered in the month since it resumed on December 12. The count is growing closer to the agency's initial target of 1.5 million new voters before registration closes at the end of this month.
“Based on the last update on registration as of January 13, 2023, the running total of registration applications is already at 1,024,521, which we expect to significantly increase as we include the final output of last week, as well as the still ongoing reception of applications,” COMELEC spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco was quoted as saying in a PNA report.
The current figures are still exclusive of the COMELEC's Register Anywhere Project, which has logged 3,992 applications as of January 15. The Register Anywhere Project (RAP) is operational on weekends at eight malls across the country: SM City Sucat, SM City Mall of Asia, SM City Fairview, Robinson’s Place Manila, Robinson’s Place Galleria. SM City Legazpi, Robinson’s Place Naga, and Robinson’s Place Tacloban.
The COMELEC is reminding Filipinos that it has no plans to extend the voter's registration period. And with the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) slated for October 30 and the May 2025 National Elections on the horizon, it would be best to register ASAP. This registration is also open for reactivation and transfer of registration record from another city, municipality, or district.
To register to vote, visit COMELEC's iRehistro.
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