Over 88,000 applications for voter registration have been processed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on the first day of registration nationwide, according to poll chairman George Garcia.
In a statement, Garcia said that Region 4A topped the number of new registrants with 14,754, followed by the National Capital Region with 10,623 and Region III with 10, 143 new applicants. The total number of new registrants as of Monday is 88,999.
These include application for registration, transfer of registration records, change/correction of entries in the record, reactivation of registration record, and reinstatement of name in the list of voters.
He said that 463 individuals enlisted through their “Register Anywhere Program (RAP).”
RAP is an initiative launched by the poll body where unregistered individuals can register in malls and other convenient locations nationwide.
The voter registration for the 2025 national and local elections officially began on Monday, February 12 and will run until September 30, 2024.
Garcia is urging eligible voters to register and not wait for the last day of the registration.
“Let us change our behavior, do not wait for the last day to avoid inconvenience,” he added.
Comelec is targeting at least 3 million new voters during the nine-month registration period.
The number of new registrants:
Main Office – 412
National Capital Region – 10,623
Cordillera Administrative Region – 1,172
Region I – 6,705
Region II – 3,430
Region III – 10, 143
Region IV-A – 14,754
Region IV-B – 1,508
Region V – 3,349
Region VI – 4,474
Region VII – 7,890
Region VIII – 3,444
Region IX – 3,162
Region X – 4,197
Region XI – 4,713
Region XII – 3,846
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao – 1,781
Caraga Administrative Region – 3,206