The number of new voter registrants for the 2025 national and local elections as of Thursday, June 24, 2024. (Courtesy of Comelec)
MANILA, Philippines — The number of new voter registrants for the 2025 national and local elections has breached the four-million mark, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Thursday.
As of June 26, there are 4,057,001 new voter registrants in the Philippines – exceeding Comelec’s target of 3 million before the registration closes in September.
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Region IV-A logged the highest number of new voters with 696,555, followed by the National Capital Region with 561,714.
The voter registration for the 2025 elections started last February 12 and will last until September 30.
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Eligible voters only need to visit the office of the election officer (OEO) or satellite registration sites in their areas from Mondays to Saturdays, including holidays, at 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Registrants may access the application form via OEO and the Comelec website.
Applicants need to bring one of the following government-issued identification cards (ID) with their signature:
- National ID under the Philippine Identification System
- Postal ID card
- PWD ID card
- Student’s ID card or library card signed by the school authority
- Senior citizen’s ID card
- Land Transportation Office Driver’s License/Student Permit
- National Bureau of Investigation clearance
- Philippine Passport
- Social Security System/Government Service Insurance System or other unified multi-purpose ID card
- Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) ID card
- License issued by the Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC)
- Certificate of Confirmation issued by the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples in case of members of ICCs or IPs
- Barangay Identification/Certification with photo
- Any other government-issued valid ID
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