The Commission on Elections announced today that the continuing registration of voters in all areas nationwide, except in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), shall resume beginning December 2, 2008 to December 15, 2009.
In Resolution No. 8514 promulgated November 12, 2008, the COMELEC en banc ruled to adopt the use of biometrics technology for the purpose of “establishing a clean, complete, permanent and updated list of voters.”
“Applications for registration, transfer of registration records, reactivation and changes/corrections of entries in the registration records/inclusion of registration records/reinstatement of name in the list of voters, shall be personally filed beginning December 2, 2008 to December 15, 2009 at the Office of the Election Officer (OEO) of the district/city/municipality where the applicant resides from Monday to Friday, during regular office hours at 8:00 o’clock AM to 5:00 o’clock PM,” the resolution stated.
The COMELEC will be deploying one (1) Data Capturing Machine in every Office of the City/Municipal Election Officer to facilitate the registration.
“The continued use of biometrics technology in the registration process proves that the Commission is determined to purge the voters list,” says COMELEC spokesman James Jimenez, adding that this move is also part of the poll body’s efforts to ensure the success of the 2010 national and local elections.
Jimenez said any Filipino citizen who is at least eighteen years of age and a resident of the Philippines for at least one (1) year, and in the place where he proposes to vote, for at least six (6) months on or before the day of the election; may register to vote. Deactivated voters may also apply for reactivation of their registration records during the period prescribed, he said.
Filing of applications for registration shall be done personally at the Office of the Election Officer. Applicants will be required to present valid identification cards such as employee’s ID; postal ID; Students ID; Senior Citizen’s ID; Drivers License; NBI/PNP clearance; Passport; SSS/GSIS ID; IBP ID, PRC license etc. ###
Concerned Citizen said
Greetings to the ComElec!
I didn’t put any personal information here because I would prefer to remain an anonymous, concerned citizen of our beloved country. I know that the issue of Premature Campaigning is not new anymore to you–but I would just like to raise my concern of the growing number of politicians who appear in TV commercials recently–either them endorsing a product, or portraying themselves in the act of public service.
I believe that it is the job of our lawmakers and government officials to SERVE the people–and that’s what makes them public servants. They should not be advertising themselves in the act of doing their job. I suggest these commercials be banned until the official 2010 campaign period; and the funding of these should be audited also. The ComElec can ask the TV stations to cooperate to lessen the task at hand.
An example of such commercials:
….Again, this is just one of the many tv ads out there that can be construed as premature campaigning.
Thank you for your time! I would like to take this opportunity to praise and thank the ComElec for its effort to ensure clean, efficient elections in 2010. Your efforts have not gone unnoticed by our people.
james said
hey im a student, and i want to register for the elections. unfortunately, i study in manila but i have to register back in batangas. with the monday-friday schedule, i cant register. cant you open the registration on a saturday and have a day-off on any weekday to compensate the saturday work day? thank you very much, and good luck on the electoral reforms being planned! hope they materialize when i get to vote for the first time!
Philippine Elections » Knowing the continuing registration process for voters said
[...] you will be asked to sign a log book as proof that you have registered. Then you proceed to the capture biometric information. This procedure requires the taking of photograph, fingerprints and signature [...]
Marianne said
Good day! I lost my voter’s ID a couple of days ago. How will I be able to get one again? Thanks