Comelec office in Intramuros, Manila. FILE PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday approved the extension of voter registration to end of October.
The deadline for voter registration is now extended from October 9 to 31, from the initial deadline of September 30, Comelec chairman Sheriff Abas told CNN Philippines.
Previously, Comelec did not want to extend voter registration due to the challenges it will create with the election timeline.
However, several groups and organizations and even lawmakers, appealed for the extension of voter registration.
EDV
Subscribe to our daily newsletter
Read Next
Subscribe to INQUIRER PLUS to get access to The Philippine Daily Inquirer & other 70+ titles, share up to 5 gadgets, listen to the news, download as early as 4am & share articles on social media. Call 896 6000.
