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Comelec Chair Sixto Brillantes Jr, however, said it is too late to complain. "I cannot solve the problems of the entire country now," Brillantes said in an interview with Rappler.
"We cannot solve it. It's too late. It's the fault of the people trying to register on the last day... It's not our fault, it's not your fault. It's just that we're ending the registration today," he said before he visited local Comelec offices to check the voters' registration. (Watch more in the video below.)
In a Thought Leaders piece for Rappler, Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez meanwhile expressed dismay over the "deadline beaters" for the 2013 elections.
"Despite this registration cycle being the most publicized ever, apparently some people still had no qualms claiming they weren’t informed. For the record, the media – both traditional and social – contributed greatly to the effort to keep voter registration at the forefront of the popular consciousness," Jimenez said.
He added: "Today is the last day for the registration of voters. I can only hope that – given the experiences of the last couple of weeks – it might also be the first day that deadline beaters realize the error of their ways."
Fred Cantacio, a Manila resident, also said Filipinos should have learned their lesson. "Dapat maaga pa nag-register na para wala na silang hirap... Sa susunod na pa-register, before the deadline dapat nandoon na." (They should have registered early so they wouldn't find it difficult... Next time there's a registration, they should be there before the deadline.) – with reports from Franz Lopez/Rappler.com