Manila: A week before the deadline of the nationwide voter registration activities, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) reported that it has processed close to 5 million applications for voter registration since it started six months ago.
According to Philippines News Agency, based on poll body data as of May 9, the running total of applications processed is 4,740,551 since the registration resumed in November 2025. Of these applications, female applicants recorded the highest number at 2,440,297, while male applicants totaled 2,300,254.
Calabarzon (Region 4-A) continues to lead with the most applications received, totaling 767,901, comprising 398,751 females and 369,150 males. Central Luzon (Region 3) follows with 524,679 applications, divided between 269,628 females and 255,150 males. The National Capital Region recorded 501,352 applications, with 266,440 females and 234,912 males.
The Cordillera Administrative Region registered the least number of applications, with a total of 64,256, including 266,440 females and 30,562 males. Comelec has received a total of 1,275,456 applications for new registrants aged 18 years and above, while applications for transfers from other cities or municipalities stand at 1,211,495. Transfers within the same city or municipality account for 291,346 applications.
Applications for reactivation are at 215,832, and those for change of name or correction of entries are at 232,347. For the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls, applications for new voters amount to 1,258,745, with 16,660 applications for transfers from other cities or municipalities.
Other applications accepted include reactivation with correction of entries and reactivation with transfer within and correction of entries, among others. Earlier, Comelec Chairperson George Garcia expressed satisfaction with the increasing trend in voter applications. "We are happy because that number is increasing, especially as our registration period is approaching, which will end on May 18, [2026]," he said.
The voter registration activities resumed on November 20, 2025, in connection with the Barangay and SK Elections (BSKE) set for this November.
