The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has exceeded its three million target of new voter registrants and may even reach 3.5 million, according to poll body chairman George Erwin Garcia.
The total number of voter applicants reached 3,020,999 as of May 21, according to the poll body’s latest data.
“Our projection of 3 million has been reached and will probably reach 3.5 million especially with the Sept. 30 deadline still far off,” Garcia said.
Voter registration activities for the 2025 midterm polls kicked off on Feb. 12.
Calabarzon (Region 4-A) still has the most number of applicants with 541,724; followed by the National Capital Region with 440,857, the Comelec said.
So far, the lowest number of registrants are recorded in the Cordillera Administrative Region with 39,059.
Out of the total 3,020,999 voters registered as of May 21, 2024, 1,462,493 were males and 1,558,506 for females.
The Comelec said it is not inclined to extend the deadline due to time constraints ahead of the 2025 midterm elections.
Editor’s Note: This is an updated article. Originally posted with the headline Comelec registers over 3M new voters