Comelec receives 4.7-M  voter registration applications

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has received at least 4,740,551 applications for voter registration from Oct. 20, 2025, when the registration started, up to May 9 this year, according to the latest data from the poll body.

Comelec earlier announced that Filipinos planning to vote in the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) only have until May 18 to register by going to the nearest Comelec office or designated satellite registration sites nationwide.

READ: Comelec voter registration for BSKE ends May 18: What you need to know

Aside from applications for new voters, other types of applications accepted during the registration activities are transfer, change status, correction of entries and reactivation.

On Saturday, the church-based Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting urged Filipinos who are not yet registered voters to list up, reminding prospective voters to bring valid identification documents.

Filipinos who are 18 years old and above may apply as regular voters, while those aged 15 to 17 years may apply as youth voters.

The BSKE is scheduled for Nov. 2, Monday. The date was set by Republic Act No. 12232, which postponed the originally planned December 2025 election to allow focus on other national priorities.

Schedule of activities

The registration of voters that ends on Monday will be followed by the filing of certificates of candidacy set from Sept. 28 until Oct. 5.

The election period will run from Oct. 3 to Nov. 9 and will cover the prescribed periods on the usual gun ban and other prohibitions.

The official campaign period will run from Oct. 22 to Oct. 31. No campaigning will be allowed after the campaign period until after the voting hours from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on election day.

Elected officials are set to assume office on Dec. 1 and will run for the four-year term under the new law, increasing from the previous three-year term. —PNA