Comelec: Voter registration to open on Nov. 10
First-time voters line up to register for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections at Pinaglabanan Elementary School in San Juan City on Friday, August 1, 2025. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News/FileMANILA — Voter registration will open on Nov. 10, Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman George Garcia said on Wednesday.
Garcia said the voter registration will be held across the country and is scheduled to end on July 30, 2027.
“Huwag na po natin hihintayin ‘yung mga matatapos na naman [‘yung registration]. Pwede na po kaagad tayo magsimula [mag-register],” he told reporters on the sidelines of the Asian Electoral Stakeholders Forum (AESF) relaunch.
Aside from new registration, Garcia said voters may also reactivate their registration, transfer their registration, or change data or information.
The chairman said the Comelec is still offering its Register Anytime/Anywhere Program.
“Meron din po tayong registration anytime sa ilang airports, sa ilang piling ospital, sa mga data centers natin, at doon sa mga lugar kung saan hindi nakakapagparehistro ‘yung mga kababayan natin dahil nagtatrabaho sila,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Philippines will host the seventh AESF next year.
Comelec and the Asian Network for Free Elections relaunched their co-hosting of the forum on Wednesday in Makati.
The AESF was initially set for April this year. But it was postponed to February 2027 after the government announced a national energy crisis.
Garcia said about 300 to 400 delegates will attend the forum.
The chairman said the Philippines will benefit from the AESF by tapping the expertise and resources of other nations and through exchanges of information and learnings.