2022 Philippine Elections

LOOK: Voter registration in Metro Manila back in full swing

Dwight de Leon

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LOOK: Voter registration in Metro Manila back in full swing

RESUMPTION. Applicants fill out forms at a Comelec office in Manila as voter registration resumes on May 17, 2021.

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Voter registration in GCQ and MGCQ areas is from Monday to Friday at local Comelec offices, and Saturday at satellite sites

Filipinos in Metro Manila trooped to local offices of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) as voter registration in the region resumed on Monday, May 17, following its shift to more relaxed community quarantine restrictions.

Lines were seen at a local Comelec office in Manila on Monday, with voter applicants braving the heat of the sun.

HOT OUTSIDE. Punishing weather does not stop voter applicants from visiting Comelec offices on May 17, 2021 to register for the 2022 national elections.
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Voter registration was suspended in Metro Manila and four nearby provinces collectively known as “NCR Plus” from March 29 to May 14, when the area was placed under strict lockdown classifications to quell a surge in COVID-19 cases.

On May 15, “NCR Plus” transitioned to the general community quarantine, a more relaxed lockdown classification that paved the way for the resumption of the Comelec’s operations in the region.

LONG LINES. Voter applicants queue outside the Comelec office in Arroceros, Manila on May 17, 2021 to submit their registration forms for the 2022 national elections.
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In an apparent bid to make up for lost time, the Comelec increased the number of days in a week for voter registration in GCQ and modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) areas. 

Since May 10, Offices of the Election Officer (OEOs) have begun accommodating voter applicants from Monday to Friday. Satellite registration sites have also reopened, and are operational every Saturday.

Voter registration hours are from 8 am to 5 pm.

CROWD MANAGEMENT. Multiple lines are seen outside one Comelec office in Manila on May 17, 2021, with people trying to observe physical distancing.
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Despite voter registration being halted in the region for nearly two months, Jimenez said in a Rappler Talk episode that aired on May 10 that an extension of the September 30 deadline of voter registration is not in the cards.

How to register

The Comelec’s social media pages reminded voter applicants on Monday about the process of registering for the 2022 polls.

Voter applicants were reminded to accomplish a form available for free at the Comelec offices, or which can be downloaded from the poll body’s website. They may also fill up the form online at iRehistro.

Voter applicants must then visit an OEO to submit the requirements and have their biometrics taken. Walk-in applicants are allowed, but those who have booked appointments are prioritized.

The poll body has been optimistic about reaching its target of four million new voters before the deadline.

The number of new voter applicants as of May 6 is around 2.8 million — around 1.6 million of them classified as first-time registrants, according to Jimenez. Rappler’s tracker stands at 1.57 million as of April 15.

LOOK: Voter registration in Metro Manila back in full swing

As of April 19, there were 58.9 million voters registered to participate in the 2022 elections, the first to be conducted against the backdrop of a pandemic. – Rappler.com

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Dwight de Leon

Dwight de Leon is a multimedia reporter who covers President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the Malacañang, and the Commission on Elections for Rappler.