Comelec: New voters nearing 2M mark

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is confident it will surpass its target of 3 million new voters as applicants for registration have already reached nearly 2 million, with six months to go before the end of voter registration.

Chairman George Erwin Garcia said that as of Monday, April 8, the Comelec has received more than 1.9 million applications for registration, nearly 69 percent of the 3-million target.