Some 600,000 new voters have registered since the registration period begun last December, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) revealed.
According to the poll body, a total of 597,655 new voters have so far registered, with 264,994 of them in the 15 to 17 age bracket, and 268,425 aged 18 to 30.
The Comelec has received 1,029,212 applications since registration started last on Dec. 12.
To boost the listing process, the Comelec rolled out the Register Anywhere Project in selected malls, universities and government agencies five days later.
Aside from registration of new voters, the poll body also accepted applications for transfer registration from another city/municipality, 232,264; transfer within the same city/municipality, 58,215; transfer with reactivation, 10,300; transfer with reactivation and correction of entries, 3,576; and transfer with correction of entries, 11,684, among others.
The registration period ends on Jan. 31.
Meanwhile, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) conducted registration for at least 300 inmates of the Manila City Jail Male Dormitory on Saturday.
In a statement, BJMP chief Allan Iral said there are 66,244 persons deprived of liberty (PDL) who are eligible voters out of the total 126,680 in 478 jail facilities nationwide.
Of the total, 27,741 are newly registered.
“It is our duty, as a government agency, to ensure that all citizens, regardless of their circumstances, have a voice in the democratic process,” Iral said. “We encourage all PDLs to register and make their voices heard on election day.”
