VOTER REGISTRATION. Residents wait for their turn to register during the inaugural two-day Special Register Anywhere Program and satellite registration in Maguindanao del Norte on Monday (April 15, 2024). The Commission on Elections on Tuesday (April 30, 2024) said a total of 2,473,922 invididuals have so far applied to become voters for the May 2025 polls. (PNA file photo by Ferdinand Patinio)
MANILA – Over 2.4 million Filipinos have already submitted applications as registered voters for the May 2025 midterm polls.
Latest data from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) showed there are now 2,473,922 individuals who filed their applications since the start of the resumption of registration activities last Feb. 12 until April 29.
In an interview Tuesday, Comelec spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said these figures indicate they are "on the right track" in achieving their target of 3 million voter registrants.
He attributed the high number of applicants to Filipinos who would like to exercise their right to suffrage.
"Each Filipino now values the importance of voting more than ever," Laudiangco said.
Of the number, Region 4-A (Calabarzon) still has the most number of applicants with 454,313; followed by the National Capital Region with 367,869; and Region 3 (Central Luzon) with 286,190.
Meanwhile, Region 7 (Central Visayas) has 176,584; Region 11 (Davao Region), 135,654; Region 6 (Western Visayas), 129,711; Region 10 (Northern Mindanao), 121,982; Region 5 (Bicol Region), 103,399; and Region 12 (Soccsksargen), 102,598 were the other areas with more than 100,000 applicants.
The lowest number of registrants are the Cordillera Administrative Region with 31,593; Region 4-B (Mimaropa) with 61,344; and Region 13 (Caraga) with 64,857.
The deadline of the voter registration period is Sept. 30. (PNA)
