NEARLY two months after the start of the voter registration period, close to two million Filipinos have already applied to become registered voters in time for the May 2025 national and local polls.
Based on the latest data from the Commission on Elections (Comelec), 1,920,887 individuals have applied from February 12 to April 8 to become registered voters.
The number is nearly two-thirds of the Comelec’s initial projection that about three million will apply to become registered voters during the seven-month voter registration period, that will end on September 30, 2024.
Still having the most number of applicants is Calabarzon with 350,923; followed by the National Capital Region with 284,921.
Completing the top five are Central Luzon with 217,151; Central Visayas with 138,867; and Davao Region with 121,024.
Having the lowest number if registrants are the Cordillera Administrative Region with 23,599; Mimaropa with 46,544; and Caraga with 52,520.
The Comelec has already said that the three million initially projected number of applicants could be exceeded come the deadline.
Comelec chairman George Garcia has said that based on the prevailing trend, the number could reach up to 3.4 to 3.5 million.
