The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) recorded nearly 37,000 voter registrants on the first day of its registration period for the 2028 National and Local Elections, surpassing the number recorded during the opening days of the previous registration period in 2025.
According to the report of DZRH's Tina Nolasco, COMELEC Chairman George Garcia disclosed the figures during his inspection of the commission's final-day registration activity at Luneta Park in Manila on Thursday, November 12, under its Register Anywhere Anytime program.
Garcia said the initial turnout was higher compared with the previous registration period in August 2025, when the number of registrants during the first two days was around 20,000.
“Kung unang araw, pangalawang araw pag-uusapan, mataas ito. Sapagkat noon, yung unang araw, pangalawang araw, 20,000 lang. Hindi pa umabot ng 30. Ito, 37,000 at halos parehas ngayong pangalawang araw,” Garcia said.
The Comelec is targeting to register approximately three million additional voters to reach a total of 74 million registered voters nationwide ahead of the 2028 elections.
Voter registration for the 2028 National and Local Elections will run until July 30, 2027.
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