36,536 register for 2026 barangay, SK elections

MANILA, Philippines — Up to 36,536 people intending to vote in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections applied on the first day of the resumption of voter registration for the BSKE, according to the Commission on Elections.

Comelec Chairman George Garcia said that among regions, Calabarzon recorded the highest number of registrants with 8,290 followed by the National Capital Region with 4,637 and Central Luzon with 4,100.

The lowest number of registrants was recorded in the Cordilleras with 483 followed by Caraga with 670 and Mimaropa with 929.

The Comelec is targeting around 1.4 million applicants until the end of the seven-month voter registration period, which runs from Oct. 20 to May 18.

Applicants may register from Monday to Sunday at any satellite registration sites or at the office of the local election officer.

The registration will also process applications for transfer of voter’s records, change of name and status, correction of entries, reactivation and inclusion of records in the voters’ list.

The BSKE this December has again been postponed by a year, to November 2026.