The regional office of the Commission on Elections (Comelec 11) announced on Wednesday that it has set this week as registration period for the vulnerable sector.
The special registration will cover senior citizens, persons with disability (PWDs), and Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL) for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) slated in October this year.
Lawyer Gay Enumerables, assistant regional director of Comelec 11, said the entire week (from January 9 to 14) is a satellite registration for the said sector.
“The entire week is for the vulnerable sector such as senior citizens, PDL, and PWD. Karon na entire week. Ang Davao City karon naa sila sa Ma-a sa City Jail for the PDL,” Enumerables said over Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR).
She added that there are also scheduled satellite registrations in the municipalities in the Davao Region.
“For Davao City, wala sila naggawas naa gihapon sa ilang opisina ang registration dinha sa Magsaysay Park,” she said.
Meanwhile, Enumerables reported that the number of registrants in Davao City has increased since the start of January this year.
“Ubay ubay na ang nagpa register. Pag start sa January ubay ubay na ang nag adto sa Comelec office,” she said.
She said as of the evening of January 10, 2023, Comelec 11 recorded more than 600 registrants from the Third District of Davao City. She also said data showed a high turnout of registrants from the Second District also.
“Nagsugod na ug saka ang turnout nato sa registration,” she said.
Registration for the BSKE commenced on December 12, 2022, and the Comelec sets the deadline for registration on January 31, 2023.
In October last year, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. signed a law postponing the December 2022 BSKE through Republic Act (RA) No. 11935 or an “act postponing the December 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections.”
The law reads “there shall be synchronized Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, which shall be held on the last Monday of October 2023 and every three years thereafter.”
