A total of 1,544 voter applications were processed across the Negros Island Region (NIR) on Tuesday, November 10, as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) officially reopened nationwide voter registration for the 2028 National and Local Elections.
The Comelec NIR reported that Negros Occidental processed the highest number with 856 applications, comprising 423 males and 433 females.
Negros Oriental followed with 651 total applications consisting of 301 males and 350 females, while Siquijor registered 37 applications made up of 23 males and 14 females.
Overall, female applicants outnumbered male applicants across the region, with 797 females compared to 747 males.
Seven applications were processed under the Register Anywhere Program (RAP) in Bacolod City, composed of four male and three female registrants.
Ian Lee Ananoria, Negros Occidental Provincial Election Supervisor and concurrent Bacolod Election Officer, said the nationwide registration period will run through July 30, 2027.
Local election offices and designated satellite registration sites are currently accepting new voter registrations, transfers of registration records, reactivations, and corrections of entries.
To spare applicants from the heat, Ananoria said registration in Bacolod is being held from Tuesday to Saturday at SM City Bacolod this week, while next week’s registration will be at Robinsons Place Bacolod.
He urged the public to register early and avoid waiting until the deadline, adding that satellite registrations will also be scheduled in barangays.*
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