Palace Urges Voters to Register their Biometrics Data with Comelec

Malacañang has called on voters to register their biometrics data with the Commission on Election (Comelec) to exercise their right of suffrage in the coming 2016 national election.

“Nananawagan po tayo sa ating mga kababayan na lumahok dito sa pagkuha ng biometric data para maging ganap ang ating pagiging registered voters para sa susunod na halalan,” Presidential Communications Operation Office Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr., said in a radio interview over dzRB Radyo ng Bayan.

“Ang pagboto po ay isang mahalagang tungkulin ng bawat mamamayan. Sa bawat halalan ay binibigyan po tayo ng pagkakataon na ipahayag ang ating saloobin at pumili ng mga taong karapat-dapat na pagkatiwalaan na mamuno sa ating bansa sa bawat antas po ng pamamahala, pambansa at lokal,” Coloma added.

According to Comelec there are still 3,893,095 voters who lack biometrics as of June 30, 2015. Comelec warned if voters failed to validate their biometrics, their records will be deactivated and they will not be able to vote next year.

“Kaya mainam na magamit po natin ang karapatang bumoto at ito po ay magkakatotoo kung tayo po ay rehistrado,” said Coloma. (PCOO/PND)