The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday said the number of registered voters for the 2025 midterm polls might reach 68 million.
This is based on the prevailing trend of the ongoing voter sign-up activities, Comelec spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said in a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing.
He said 4,827,794 individuals have applied to become registered voters as of July 30. “If all the new applicants get approved, it will not be impossible for us to reach 66 to 68 million come the May 2025 elections,” he said.
Based on Comelec’s latest data, Calabarzon has the most number of applications processed with 801,784. It is followed by the National Capital Region with 650,683; and Central Luzon with 557,082.
Cordillera Administrative Region recorded the lowest number of applications with 64,613. Laudiangco, meanwhile, said reactivation of voter status for deactivated voters has been made easier. He said forms can be obtained from Comelec offices or downloaded from the Comelec’s website for free.
