The Commission on Elections expects to add 1.5 million new voters to its list during the 10-day listing period in connection with the barangay elections in October.
The new voters will come from the ranks of those who have turned 18 years old and those who have failed to register for the most recent election, said Jimenez.
Despite the inauspicious start with only a handful of registrants going to election offices, registration will run until August 13, he said. True to form, Filipinos like to catch up at the last minute, he said. Joel Zurbano, Manila Standard Today