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Project “Register anywhere” to launch in 5 NCR Malls: Comelec

The Register Anywhere Project (RAP) pilot test will be conducted at five malls in Metro Manila beginning in December, according to a statement made on Wednesday by the Commission on Elections (Comelec).

The initial test would be held at SM Fairview in Quezon City, SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City, SM South Mall in Las Pinas City, Robinsons Place Manila, and Robinsons Galleria in Quezon City, according to a statement from Comelec spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco.

The RAP will begin on December 17, 2022, and run through January 22, 2023. On Saturdays and Sundays, it will take place “In a statement, Laudiangco stated.

In addition to malls, the Comelec is considering including the Pasay City offices of the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS).

Likewise, he stated that more locations for the RAP pilot test, including Bicol and Eastern Visayas, are planned.

Any eligible applicant living anywhere in the Philippines may register under the RAP by visiting one of the RAP booths, presenting their application form and supporting documentation, and having their biometrics taken there.

registration of voters to resume

On the other hand, Laudiangco also reminded first-time voters that the voter registration period is scheduled to begin on December 12 and run through January 31, 2023, for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) election.

All Filipinos, age 18 and older, who have lived in the Philippines for at least one year and in the region where they wish to register for at least six months prior to Election Day are eligible to register as barangay election voters.

All Filipinos between the ages of 15 and 30 who have lived in the area where they want to register to vote for at least six months prior to Election Day are eligible to register as SK election voters.

Activities involving voter registration will take place Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in all city/municipal offices of election officers.

Along with registration applications, at this time voter registration records can also be transferred, voting status can be reactivated, and entries in the voter registration record can be changed or corrected.

Sonia Bea Wee-Lozada, the director of the Office for Overseas Voting (OFOV), announced that overseas voter registration would begin on December 9 in the majority of Philippine embassies and consulate generals across the world as well as the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) in Taiwan.

However, beginning on December 11, voter registration will be available in embassies open from Sunday through Thursday.

She continued by saying that voters who would like to participate in the 2025 elections but are scheduled to work overseas should register with the OFOV in Manila.

The Office for Overseas Voting in Manila is one location where registration for overseas voting will once again be accepted. These are for the recently evacuated members of our country. On election day in 2025, they will be away, they are aware of this. In order for them to register before being sent, “Lozada continued.

The registration process for overseas voters will go until September 30, 2024.

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