The Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in Taguig conducted a special voter registration for persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in city jails for the Nov. 2 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE).

Comelec-Taguig held the special voter registration on April 23 and 24 at the Taguig City Jail Male Dormitory, the Taguig City Jail Female Dormitory, and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology Metro Manila District Jail Annex IV in Camp Bagong Diwa in Barangay Lower Bicutan.

It processed a total of 265 applications for voter registration, consisting of 198 on April 23 and 67 on April 24.

“Layunin ng aktibidad na ito na mabigyan ng pagkakataon ang mga kwalipikadong PDL na makapagparehistro at magamit ang kanilang karapatang bumoto (The purpose of this activity is to provide qualified PDLs with the opportunity to register and exercise their right to vote),” Comelec-Taguig said.

Under Comelec Resolution No. 11177, special satellite registration will be conducted for the youth, senior citizens, women, PDLs, persons with disabilities, and members of indigenous peoples (IPs), Indigenous Cultural Communities (ICCs), and other vulnerable sectors.

“A PDL who shall be eighteen (18) years of age on election day and/or are committed inside the detention centers for at least six (6) months immediately preceding the election day, may register as a voter. For those who are already registered voters, they may apply for transfer of registration records as warranted by the circumstances,” the resolution stated.