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IN PHOTOS: Thousands troop to Comelec offices on last day of voters’ registration

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IN PHOTOS: Thousands troop to Comelec offices on last day of voters’ registration
Long queues form outside Comelec offices even before they open early Saturday morning, as voters try to make their voice count in the May 2019 elections

MANILA, Philippines – Thousands of people trooped to offices of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) all over the country on Saturday, September 29, the last day of voters’ registration.

Local Comelec offices nationwide opened at 8 am and will close by 5 pm. The Comelec had said that there would be no extension for voters’ registration.

Some offices had long queues before they opened on Saturday morning, and even after 5 pm. (READ: LIST: Satellite voters’ registration sites in Metro Manila open on September 29)

In media interviews, Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez appealed to last-day registrants to be patient, especially as Comelec offices could only accommodate a limited number of people on the final day.

Meanwhile, the Comelec set the special registration of voters in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, from October 1 to 15. 

Here are some photos of the last day of registration.

Manila

QUEUE. People waiting in a long queue an hour before Comelec offices close at 5pm on the last day of voters registration in Arroceros, Manila. Photo by Inoue Jaena/Rappler

YOUTH VOTE. Students fill up their form while queued outside the Comelec office in Arroceros, Manila. Photo by Inoue Jaena/Rappler

CLOSER. Applicants finally inside the Comelec office in Arroceros, Manila, after hours of being lined up outside. Photo by Inoue Jaena/Rappler

 

Quezon City

MASS. People mass at the lobby of Quezon City Hall. Photo by Angie de Silva/Rappler

EXHAUSTED. A woman slumps on the railing as she waits for her turn to register. Photo by Angie de Silva/Rappler

FINGERPRINT SCAN. A woman's fingerprint is scanned by a Comelec employee. Photo by Angie de Silva/Rappler

 

– Rappler.com

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