By Cong B. Corrales
Editor-in-Chief
THE Commission on Elections en banc has approved the resumption of voters’ registration in areas under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine, the Comelec spokesman James Jimenez announced yesterday.
“Comelec en banc just now approves the conduct of registration, from 8 am - 5 pm, in areas under MECQ, starting September 6, 2021,” Comelec spokesperson Jimenez said in a Viber message to reporters, Wednesday
Here in Cagayan de Oro, lawyer Ramil Acol, city election officer, is urging residents to avail themselves of this limited opportunity.
“Dapat magparehistro na sila kay Sept. 30 ra (atong) deadline. Limited na kaayo (atong) time kay na stop ‘ta from June to August tungod sa (changes in our quarantine status),” Acol told Gold Star Daily, today.
Aside from Cagayan de Oro City, the National Capital Region, the provinces of Bataan, Laguna Bulacan, Cavite, Rizal, Apayao, Ilocos Norte, Iloilo, Aklan and the cities of Lucena, Iloilo, Lapu-Lapu, Cebu, and Mandaue are also under MECQ until September 7 due to the rising cases of coronavirus disease 2019.
Starting Monday, Sept. 6, Comelec-Cagayan de Oro will be resuming its voters’ registration at the 5th floor of SM Downtown, Osmeña St., this city.
“Dapat they take this limited opportunity to register and to vote for the May 2022 National and Local Elections. Transfer ‘ta sa SM Downtown up to the end of this month,” said Acol adding that registrants are advised to bring valid IDs.
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