Comelec ready for influx of registrants as deadline nears

Manila: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Wednesday it is ready for a massive turnout of voter applicants a few days before the end of the registration period for the 2025 midterm polls. "Inaasahan namin na sa dalawang linggo na nalalabi para sa registration ay mas dadami pa ang magaapply para sa voter registration at mga deactivated (We expect that within the last two weeks left for voter registration, there would be more applicants for the voter registration, as well as deactivated voters)" Comelec spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said in a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon public briefing. Laudiangco, meanwhile, renewed his appeal for applicants not to wait until the last minute to sign up on registration sites. "Let's not wait for the last day of the registration on Sept. 30. There would be no extension of the deadline," he added. Laudiangco also encouraged the people to download the application form, from their website: https://comelec.gov.ph/?r=VoterRegistration/ApplicationsForms before they go to th e registration centers. The latest data from the Comelec showed that there are now 6,250,050 applications processed from Feb. 12 to Sept. 16. Of the number, a total of 1,041,179 applicants are from Calabarzon; followed by the National Capital Region with 824,239; and Central Luzon with 705,530. Cordillera Administrative Region still has the lowest number of applicants with 88,053. (PNA) Source: Philippines News Agency