Comelec launches voters information campaign

MANILA, Philippines – With the resumption of the nationwide registration of voters in preparation for the 2010 general elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday launched an information campaign to encourage first-time voters to register.

A radio dzBB report quoted Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez as saying the campaign, titled “Be the Change: Botanteng Pilipino, Magparehistro Ka" (Filipino Voter, Register) was launched at the University of Santo Tomas campus in Manila.

Present at the launch were volunteers from the National Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) and the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV), the report said.

The Comelec on Tuesday resumed its continuing nationwide registration of voters. The listing will run until Dec. 15, 2009. The continuing registration will include the capture of biometrics data, the poll body said earlier.

The poll body has also partnered with several groups to set up satellite registration sites, or those outside the premises of city or municipal election officers.

The first satellite office was likewise opened Tuesday in UST. gmanews.tv