More than 600,000 deactivated voters applied for reactivation to be able to vote in the 2025 midterm elections, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
The poll body has extended the deadline for delisted voters to file their online applications for voter status reactivation until September 25. The original deadline was set on September 7.
“Due to the large number of deactivated voters who have yet to apply for reactivation status, the commission resolved to extend the deadline to Sept. 25,” the Comelec said.
“We expect that in the remaining two weeks of registration, more people will register, especially those who have been deactivated,” Comelec spokesperson Rex Laudiangco said.
He said the Comelec has already received around 6.4 million applications while out of the 6.4 million, 3.3 million are new voter registrations.
“There are 2.6 million new voters and over 600,000 who are reactivating their registration,” he added.
Laundiangco explained that processing of reactivation is similar to other types of applications, by simply filing up the application form online or submit it to the nearest Comelec satellite office.
Latest data from the poll body showed the number of deactivated voters for the 2025 May elections stood at 5,376,630 as of September 11.
Editor’s Note: This is an updated article. Originally posted with the headline “Comelec reactivates over 600,000 voters.”
