Regular voters rise to 71M ahead of BSKE 2026 —Comelec

The number of registered regular voters has increased to around 71 million ahead of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE), the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Tuesday.

Comelec chairperson George Garcia said the figure was higher than the 68 million regular voters recorded during the 2025 national and local elections.

He also said the country now has around 25 million registered Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) voters.

“More or less kung dati-rati noong 2025 elections ay meron tayong 68 million na botante na regular. Ngayon po meron tayong mga more or less 71 million na regular na mga botante,” Garcia said in an interview with

(More or less, in the 2025 elections, we had 68 million regular voters. Now, we have more or less 71 million regular voters.)

“Ang Sangguniang Kabataan po ay 25 million (The Sangguniang Kabataan voters are now 25 million),” he added.

According to Garcia, around 5.6 million people registered during the October 20, 2025 to May 18, 2026 registration period

The next registration may resume by February 2027, he added.

Garcia explained that SK voters are aged 15 to 30 years old.

Those aged 15 to 17 will receive one ballot for the SK elections. Meanwhile, those aged 18 to 30 will receive two ballots, one for the SK elections and another for the barangay polls.

The barangay and SK elections are set to be held on November 2, 2026. —AOL, GMA News