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Applicants flock to the Comelec office in Quezon City on September 30, 2024, the last day of voter registration. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

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Last day of Voter Registration

Katrina Domingo

ABS-CBN News

<div><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">MANILA — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday said it was eyeing to extend voter registration in typhoon Julian-hit areas by another day.</span></div><div><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Comelec is checking if some of its offices in northern Luzon and the Cordilleras were unable to open for the last day of voter registration on September 30 due to the strong winds and heavy rains brought by Julian.</span></div><div><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Baka mag-extend ng one day bukas pero ito po ay doon sa mga lugar lamang na hindi nakapag conduct ng registration ngayon,” Comelec spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco told state television PTV.</span></div><div><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">There will be no extension in other areas, he said.</span></div><div><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Ngayon po ang huling araw ng voter’s registration at patuloy po kami tatanggap hanggang kaya namin ng applications for registration hanggat kaya namin,” he said, noting that the Comelec will be processing reactivation, transfer and first-time voter applications until 5 p.m. today.</span></div><div><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Kapag umabot na ng alas-5 ng hapon at mayroon pang pila sa aming duly designated queueing area, ay tatapusin po namin ang pagtanggap ng kani-kanilang application,” he said.</span></div><div><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Wala na pong extension ang voter registration na ito dahil bukas ang simula ng filing ng certificates of candidacy,” he added.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/9/30/julian-nears-super-typhoon-intensity-signal-no-5-possible-848">Julian nears super typhoon intensity, Signal no. 5 possible</a></span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">As of last week, the Comelec has processed 6.9 million different applications, over double its 3 million target applications, Laudiangco said.</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The number is expected to increase as the Comelec has yet to count the applications it received over the weekend and on September 30, the deadline for voters registration.</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Napakarami pong humahabol. Nakita po namin sa mga probinsya at sa mga kalunsuran na napakarami at punong puno ang pila,” he said.</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Kami po ay natutuwa at maraming kababayan natin ang nagparehistro,” he said.</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">After the voter registration, the Comelec will begin accepting certificates of candidacies from October 1 to 8 for those seeking a seat in the Senate and in provincial and local posts.</span></div>

<p>The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday said it was eyeing to extend voter registration in typhoon Julian-hit areas by another day.</p>

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday said it was eyeing to extend voter registration in typhoon Julian-hit areas by another day.

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Comelec mulls possible voter registration extension in Julian-hit areas

Katrina Domingo,

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Published Sep 30, 2024 03:29 PM PHT

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