The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) is targeting a 5 percent increase in registered voters across the Negros Island Region (NIR) following the resumption of voter registration for the 2028 elections.
COMELEC-NIR Director Lionel Marco Castillano said Thursday, Nov. 12, that the region currently has more than 3 million registered voters, and the agency hopes to add about 150,000 more.
Negros Occidental is expected to account for the bulk of the new registrants, he said.
The t COMELEC also aims to boost Negros Oriental’s 985,623 registered voters to 1 million.
Castillano noted that the 5 percent target is based on projected population growth.
He urged the public, particularly those in major cities, not to wait until the last minute to register.*
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