THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) has moved to December 12 the resumption of the voter registration period, which will run until January 31, 2023.
The registration was originally set to resume on December 9.
“This is to allow more time to prepare for the Register Anywhere Program (RAP) after the initial internal demonstration,” said Comelec spokesman John Rex Laudiangco in a phone interview.
“We had committed to conduct a public simulation on it,” he added.
Last October, the poll body set the voter registration period from December 9, 2022 until January 31, 2023.
The resumption of the registration period will feature the pilot testing of the RAP in five malls in the National Capital Region (NCR).
But aside from the malls in Metro Manila, Elections chairman George Garcia said other institutions have shown interest in joining the pilot test.
“The Comelec is now getting in touch with the House of Representatives, the Senate, and, possibly, at our Bicol Region and Eastern Visayas regional offices,” said Garcia in a statement.
Under the project, applicants may proceed to the RAP booths to submit the required documents, have their oaths administered, and their biometrics data captured, even if they are residing in another city or municipality. — Gerard Naval
