Comelec resumes voter registration for 2028 polls

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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday reopened voter registration for the 2028 National and Local Elections.

According to a report of GMA News’ Bam Alegre on Unang Balita, the poll body is conducting its Special Registration Anywhere Program (SRAP) to make voter registration more accessible to Filipinos.

Many applicants lined up at the registration site in Rizal Park in Manila, which will be open until November 12, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Other SRAP activities will be held at the following locations:

• Chino Roces Avenue in Makati City on November 19, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Far Eastern University (FEU) - Manila on November 24, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The program is open to first-time voters, those seeking to reactivate their registration, and registered voters who want to transfer or change their voting precincts.

Comelec is also offering free issuance of voter certificates. Applicants are required to bring one valid government-issued identification card and a photocopy of it.

Many of those who lined up at Luneta on Tuesday were senior high school students registering as first-time voters.

Some students said they wanted to make sure their votes would count in the 2028 elections and help elect deserving public officials.

Despite the rain in the area, voter registration at Rizal Park proceeded as scheduled. —Joviland Rita/ VAL, GMA News