(Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections announced on Saturday, Oct. 16, the extension of voter registration hours and the addition of Saturdays for the same in Metro Manila. In a statement, Comelec said voter registration in the following areas will also be from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays, with Saturday registration “but only up to 5 p.m. on Oct. 16 and 23, 2021”: municipalities of Alcala and San Quintin in Pangasinan; Tarlac […]
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No need to extend voting hours — Comelec
(Eagle News) – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) sees no reason to extend voting hours for the May 13 midterm elections despite reports of polling precincts which opened late, or delays in the voting due to defective vote counting machines. “Extension is not necessary because the voting hours by design is already flexible,” according to Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez. Jimenez explained that voters who are within the vicinity of the polling precincts would still […]





