The Commission on Elections has extended the voter registration for OFWs are also extende from October 1-14.
The registration for the 2022 polls was supposed to end on September 30, Thursday.
Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said the Comelec en banc approved the extension Wednesday.
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“As I have voted a month ago, I voted again today to extend voter registration because of the necessity for it and to ensure access of all voters to the elections,” COMELEC Commissioner Rowena Guanzon wrote on Twitter.
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Lawmakers have been pushing for the extension of the voter registration and even passing up a law to extend it.
Meanwhile, voters’ registration in the Philippines has been extended from October 11 to 30.
Registration will be suspended on the first week of October (October 1-8) in order to facilitate the filing of the certificates of candidacy.
The voter registration will be from Monday to Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. There will be no weekends except on October 30. (TDT)
