Despite how much time has been lost, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) stands its ground: voter registration ends on September 30 and will not be extended.
Voting is a universal right and a lot of Filipinos are going to be disenfranchised because of incompetency and bullshit bureaucracy.
"The Commission is concerned that if we delay the end of voter registration, it will also cost corresponding delays in all other preparatory activities, especially those that depend on the finalization of the list of voters," he said.
Sounds like they’re not even trying to streamline the process.
They have also pointed out that the Philippine Statistics Authority’s projected voting population for next year is 73.3 million. Comparing this to the 60 million already registered, they fear that 13.3 million who are qualified could be disenfranchised.
The voting registration system has always been inadequate even pre-pandemic times.