(Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections has suspended voter registration amid the novel coronavirus threat.
“As a response to the growing threat to public health posed by COVID19, VoterReg2020 has been suspended by the COMELEC until the 31st of March 2020,” Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said in a Tweet.
He said the suspension would take effect nationwide tomorrow.
“The public is advised to take all necessary precaution,” he said.
Voter registration started on January 20.
