Comelec: 5.8 million new voters’ applications processed so far

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has received over 5.8 million new voters’ applications as of August 31, a month before the registration deadline for new voters.  

Data released by Comelec Chairman George Garcia to the media on Wednesday showed that the election body has processed 5,831,291 applications (3,004,233 females and 2,827,058 males.)

Region IV-A Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon) had the most number of new registrants with 974,655, followed by Metro Manila (782,838) and Central Luzon (662,246.)

Registration deadline

The registration period for new voters will end on September 30, 2024.

Eligible voters can register at the office of the election officer or satellite registration office in their area from Mondays to Saturdays, including holidays, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Applicants need to bring one of the following:

• PhilID
• postal ID
• PWD ID
• student’s ID or library card, signed by the school authority
• senior citizen’s ID
• 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
• Integrated Bar of the Philippines ID
• license issued by the Professional Regulatory Commission
• 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

Last week, Garcia said the Comelec is planning to improve its “Register Anywhere Program” for the next elections by tapping more municipalities to participate in the initiative.

The program ended on Saturday, with over 170 malls and other institutions nationwide participating in making the voting registration process easier and more accessible.

Deactivated

Comelec also reported that the election registration board deactivated a total of 5,376,630 registered voters.

The deactivation stemmed from such cases as being sentenced to imprisonment, having committed any crime involving disloyalty to the duly constituted government or crime against national security, failure to vote in two succeeding polls, loss of Filipino citizenship, exclusion per Court order, and failure to validate.

A total of 714,035 voters’ registrations have been deleted due to cancellation of registration records by reason of death, transfer of registration to another city or municipality, double registration, double entries, and application for overseas absentee voting.