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Comelec expects 74 million voters in 2028 elections

From Philippine Daily Inquirer · () English

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  • The Philippines’ Commission on Elections expects about 74 million voters in the 2028 national and local elections, up from 68 million in 2025.
  • Comelec Chair George Garcia said 71 million voters are already registered and another 3 million could register by Sept. 30, 2027.
  • The commission is seeking restoration of a proposed 9.2 billion pesos budget and plans to procure 124,000 electoral machines.

The Philippines could have about 74 million voters in the 2028 elections, according to Commission on Elections Chair George Garcia, who presented the estimate to lawmakers during a budget hearing.

Garcia said the Comelec has already recorded 71 million registered voters. Registration will continue until Sept. 30, 2027, allowing an estimated 3 million additional voters to join the roll.

Now our potential voters by 2028 are more or less 74 million.

— George GarciaThe Comelec chair gave the projected voter count during a House budget hearing.

The projection came as the election commission appealed for the restoration of its proposed 9.2 billion peso budget in the 2027 National Expenditure Program. The funding would support preparations for the national and local elections.

The Comelec expects to need 124,000 electoral machines. Garcia also repeated the commission’s plan to move the filing of Certificates of Candidacy to Sept. 20-27, 2027, from the original Oct. 1-7 schedule. The earlier filing period would allow official ballot printing to begin by December 2027.

That’s how long it is.

— George GarciaGarcia explained that voter registration would run until Sept. 30, 2027.
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