The Commission on Elections on Tuesday reported nearly 2 million new voter applicants have registered for the 2025 national and local elections as of the first week of April, a figure which it said could surpass its 3-million target before the September deadline.
This came as the total number of new voter registrants reached a total of 1,920,887 as of April 9.
“It appears that our projection of 3 million will be exceeded, especially with Sept. 30 still far off. It looks like we will exceed and reach probably 3.4 (million) to 3.5 million,” poll body chair George Erwin Garcia said.
Voter registration activities for the 2025 midterm polls kicked off on Feb. 12.
Calabarzon (Region 4-A) still has the most number of applicants at 350,923, followed by the National Capital Region at 284,921.
Garcia urged new voters to apply early to avoid inconvenience during the last day of application.