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It’s the last week of the voter registration period and the Commission on Elections (Comelec) expects many voter applicants will still go to their local offices to register.

The number of applications for voter registration received by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is now more than 900,000.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has asked its field offices to address the long queues of applicants in the ongoing voter registration.

More than 137,000 new registrants have so far registered for the Dec. 5, 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Thursday, July 7.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is still waiting for President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to appoint their new chairman and commissioners.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, July 5, proclaimed Stefanie Ann Eriguel Calongcagon as the duly elected mayor of Agoo.

The Commission on Elections expects an additional 300,000 to 400,000 regular voters in the Dec 5, 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls.

Some voters will receive two ballots when they vote in the Dec 5, 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections.

The Municipal Board of Canvassers (MBOC) of the Municipality of Agoo, La Union will reconvene on Tuesday, July 5, in Intramuros, Manila.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the first day of the voter registration had a relatively high turnout of applicants.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has asked those qualified to register for the Dec 5, 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls to already do so and not wait for the last days of registration.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it has already received the Temporary Restraining Order issued by the Supreme Court in response to the petition of the Duterte Youth Party List on the substitution of the nominees of the P3PWD Party List.

Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Saidamen Pangarungan on Wednesday, June 29, hailed the decision of the Supreme Court upholding the poll body’s resolution dismissing the petitions to disqualify and cancel the certificate of candidacy of President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.

Commission on Elections (Comelec) offices in Manila will be implementing a work-from-home schedule from June 28 to 29.

The continuing voter registration will resume on July 4.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday, June 17, revealed that it gave due course to the substitution of the nominees No. 2 to 5 of the SAGIP Party-List.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the Komunidad ng Pamilya, Pasyente at Persons with Disabilities (P3PWD) Party List have until June 19 to publish their list of new nominees.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday, June 15, deleted the back up files used in the May 2022 polls.