00:00Thousands of Filipinos are taking advantage of the Commission on Elections, or COMELEC's, new registration initiative,
00:06bringing voter services closer to workplaces and transport terminals, with over 1 million already registered in just 5 days.
00:14J.M. Pineda reports.
00:17Tess did not think twice about updating her voter registration after learning the Commission on Election, or COMELEC,
00:24had launched its Special Registration Anywhere Anytime program at their office in the Department of the Interior and Local Government.
00:31She previously struggled to find time to register due to her busy work schedule.
00:36Siyempre, napakahalaga. Kasi, imagine, siyempre, nag-o-opisi na ako, I'm a busy person.
00:43Eh, kung pupunta pa dun sa COMELEC office, or kunyari sa San Juan, diba, maglalaan ako talaga ng oras na mag-absent pa ako,
00:52or kung ano. So, eto na, hinatid na dito, andito na sa amin. So, this is really very important.
00:59Tess was one of the many DILG employees who lined up early at the opening of the Special Registration Site at the DILG main office.
01:06Most of them registered before the start of their duty hours. Some even brought family members to register as well.
01:13Aside from the DILG main office, another Special Registration Site was set up today at the Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange, or PITX.
01:21Many passengers took advantage of the opportunity, including Junela.
01:25Kasi, unlike dati, walang ganito eh. Mas pinadali para sa mga mamayang Pilipino, katulad ko na malapit lang yung work,
01:32na hindi ko na kailangan pumunta sa Santa Mesa or sa mga ibang lugar. At at least, mabilis lang dito, madali lang puntahan.
01:39Today, COMELEC Chairman George Erwin Garcia visited several SRAP sites, including the DILG main office and PITX,
01:46to check the situation on the ground. According to COMELEC data, over 1 million Filipinos have registered nationwide
01:53in just the first 5 days of the ongoing voters' registration, despite the upcoming ratification by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
02:00on August 12 of the proposed law to postpone the barangay and sangguniang kabataan elections.
02:05Pinakamadami sa napakaiksimpanahon sa kasaysayan ng COMELEC, kasaysayan ng eleksyon dito sa ating bansa.
02:15Nagtataka kami pero sobra kami natutuwa sapagkat biro nyo sa napakaiksimpanahon sa limang araw na mayigit ka ng isang milyon.
02:24Wala pang ganun sa ating kasaysayan.
02:27One major reason for the search in registrant is the desire of the Pilipinos to participate and be heard in the upcoming BSKE, especially among the youth.
02:39Gusto nila may boses sila sa kung sino yung maahalal sa kanilang barangay at siyempre yung mga kabataan sa sangguniang kabataan.
02:47Nakikita namin sa lahat ng pinupuntahan natin ng registration sites, kasama ng mga kabataan, yung kanilang mga magulang.
02:56COMELEC's Special Registration Anywhere Anytime Program also helps in contributing to the search of registrants.
03:02Over 7,000 Filipinos have registered at SRAP sites, many of whom work until midnight, especially in high-traffic areas.
03:10COMELEC also believes that the number of registrants could still reach 1.5 million with 5 days left before the end of the registration period.
03:18There will be also no extension for voter registration when it ends on August 10.
