Over 3.6M registered to vote for 2026 BSKE — Comelec

More than 3.6 million Filipinos registered to vote for the 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) in November, latest data from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) showed.

As of March 31, the Comelec said it processed a total of 3,697,800 applications nationwide, higher than its initial target of 1.4 million. Of the total figures, 1,911,486 were female and 1,786,314 were male. 

Region IV-A (Calabarzon) reported the highest number of applicants with 610,859.  It was followed by Region III (Central Luzon) with 417,603;  National Capital Region (NCR) with 372,503; and Region VII (Central Visayas) with 219,972

A total of 8,732 registrants applied at the Special Register Anywhere Program (SRAP) site in the Comelec main office in Intramuros, Manila.

The nationwide voter registration for the 2026 BSKE was resumed on October 20, 2025. It will run until May 18, 2026.

Applicants may register from Monday to Sundays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at any satellite registration sites or at their respective Comelec office of the election officer (OEO), according to the poll body. The voter registration period will likewise be opened in all types of applications including:

• transfer of records
• new registration
• change of name and status
• correction of entries
• reactivation of registration records
• inclusion of registration records,
• and reinstating of name in the list of voters

The Comelec earlier said it is targeting to register 1.4 million new voters for the 2026 BSKE during the months-long nationwide registration.

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. in August signed into law the proposed measure seeking to postpone the BSKE from December 1, 2025 to the first Monday of November 2026, and every four years thereafter. — RSJ, GMA News