Nearly 900,000 Filipinos have registered so far for next year’s Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
As of December 7, Comelec recorded 877,422 applications: 678,385 for barangay voters and 199,037 for SK voters. Region IV-A posted the highest turnout, while the Cordillera region had the lowest.
Poll chair George Garcia said numbers are expected to rise as the poll body continues its nationwide registration drive.
He said the commission has expanded access through satellite sites and the Register Anywhere/Anytime program to encourage first-time and youth voters to sign up. The registration period runs until May 18, 2026, with Comelec targeting more than 1.4 million registrants before the deadline.
