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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said there will be no voter registration and issuance of voter’s certification in NCR, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal as offices of the poll body will be closed.
The poll body said its the same for other areas placed under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) or modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) by their respective local government units (LGUs) for any specific period in the month of May.
Voter registration and issuance of voter’s certification are also suspended in Santiago City, Isabela; Abra and Quirino from May 1 to 31.
“For the duration of the MECQ in NCR Plus and other areas, the Comelec Office for Overseas Voting (OFOV) in Intramuros, Manila will be attending exclusively to voter registration applicants with urgent travel needs,” the poll body said in an advisory.
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The Commission on Elections Office for Overseas Voting (Comelec-OFOV) cited the extension of the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) in the NCR Plus area as reason.
“OV registration activities at our local field registration centers remain suspended from May 1 to 14, 2021 due to the MECQ status in the NCR Plus area,” Comelec OFOV said in an advisory.
It said applicants with urgent travel needs are encouraged to contact the OFOV for their queries and concerns.
“For the safety of the transacting public and our personnel, the OFOV will be attending to applicants with urgent travel needs, strictly by appointment only,” the advisory read.