THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) reminded voter applicants that only one valid ID is needed to register in the coming nationwide voters’ registration which starts from August 1 to August 10 in preparation for the holding of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in December.
Comelec chairman George Garcia said applicants can bring at least one of the following government-issued IDs: National ID; Postal ID; PWD ID; Student’s ID card or Library Card (with signature of school authority); Senior Citizen ID; Driver’s licence or Student Permit; National Bureau of Investigation Clearance; Philippine passport; Social Security System/Government Service Insurance System or Unified Multi-Purpose ID; Integrated Bar of the Philippines ID, Professional Regulatory Commission License, and Certificate of Confirmation from the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples for members of ICCs and IPs.
The Comelec has announced that during the 10-day registration period, it will accept applications for new registration, name and status changes, corrections to entries in the registration records, reactivation of registration records, inclusion of registration records, reinstatement of names on the voters’ list, and the transfer of registration records from a foreign service post to local.
Additionally, the updating of records for persons with disabilities (PWDs), senior citizens (SCs), and members of Indigenous Peoples’ (IPs) or Indigenous Cultural Communities (ICCs), along with other vulnerable sectors, will also be permitted during this period.
According to the Comelec, applications must be submitted in person at the Office of the Election Officer in the city, municipality, or district where the applicant resides. This can be done from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, as well as on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
