The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) announced that more than 3.1 million Filipinos have registered to vote nationwide for the upcoming 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE).
As of March 14, 2026, the Philippine Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has recorded a total of 3,137,948 registered voters for the 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE). Among these registrants, 1,633,469 are female and 1,504,479 are male.
Regionally, CALABARZON (Region IV-A) leads with the highest number of registered voters at 537,847, followed by Central Luzon (Region III) with 360,564, the National Capital Region (NCR) having 322,054, and the Bicol Region (Region V) tallying 187,598 registrants. Additionally, 6,518 individuals utilized the Special Register Anywhere Program (SRAP) at the COMELEC main office in Intramuros, Manila.
The voter registration period for the 2026 BSKE began on October 20, 2025, and is scheduled to continue until May 18, 2026. Registration is available every day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at any satellite registration site or the respective COMELEC office of the election officer. The process accommodates new registrations, transfer of records, name or status changes, correction of entries, reactivation, inclusion, and reinstatement of voters’ names.
COMELEC aims to register around 1.4 million new voters during this registration period. The schedule for the BSKE was postponed from December 1, 2025, to the first Monday of November 2026 by a law signed by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., which also establishes the election cycle every four years henceforth.
This registration update reflects strong participation nationwide and the ongoing efforts to ensure an inclusive electoral process ahead of the 2026 BSKE.
Sources referenced:
- https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/980204/over-3-1m-registered-to-vote-for-2026-bske-comelec/story/