Comelec/MB
“It’s important to register early. The problem before was its already crowded at the end,” Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said in a radio interview on May 22.
“In the Philippines, we have a tendency to be buzzer beaters. So we expect that many will come near the end once again,” he added.
Jimenez expressed hope that more individuals will heed their call with satellite voter registration activities already allowed.
“Registration can already be done outside local Comelec offices. Many will hopefully get registered because it is more convenient for the people,” he said.
“The schedules of satellite voter registration activities are already posted at the Comelec Facebook page,” Jimenez added.
Published February 25, 2021, 3:07 PM
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Office for Overseas Voting (OFOV) warned Thursday, Feb. 25, the public, particularly the overseas Filipinos against transacting with 1 VOTE PH/ ONE VOTE PH, saying that it is “not an accredited citizen’s arm or civil society partner” of the poll body.
(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN)
In a disclaimer notice issued Thursday, the Commission and OFOV said an organization named 1 VOTE PH/ONE VOTE PH has been introducing itself as a non-profit/ community organization on Facebook and in email blasts to various government agencies.
According to the poll body, the group announced that it has a purported “nationwide campaign for educating the public regarding voter registration, voting, electoral reform and other issues concerning our rights to vote and about general election.”