Comelec holds site registration in Tuba

TUBA, Benguet — The Commission on Elections registered on Tuesday around 1,500 first time voters from this town during its satellite registration activity in villages and schools.

“The Commission through a resolution has allowed us to conduct a satellite registration for the convenience of the voters,” Carmelita Genove, Comelec-Tuba election officer, said on Tuesday.

She said off-site registration activities in schools and villages started in the first week of August and were held at the barangay halls of Camp 6 and Twin Peaks, and at the Tuba National High School and Taloy Sur National High School.

Among those who registered were youths aged 15 and above for the Sangguniang Kabataan polls.

“We have registered voters in schools, in barangay halls, even students have availed of the off-site registration,” she said.

She said the off-site registration activities and going to the grassroots was aimed to increase the number of voter-registrants.

Tuba town is spread out on the three main highways leading to Baguio City, making it difficult for people to proceed to the municipal town area for registration.

“We get 15 to 25 registrants a day only compared to when we do a satellite registration,” she said.

Some 130 new students voters from Grades 9 to 12 have been registered during the on-campus voter registration on Tuesday.

Genove said registration for new voters, reinstatement of registration, and transfers would be accepted until September 30.

She urged the public to beat the September 30 registration deadline and visit the Comelec office from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mondays to Saturdays.

 On Sept. 27, voter registration will be held at Nangalisan National High School and at Philex Mines on September 28.

            Tuba town has the third biggest voting population in Benguet province with 26,000 after capital town La Trinidad and Itogon.-- (PNA)