Over 1,000 Negros residents apply as voter registration resumes

Inquirer.net - Nov 10, 2026

BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines — A total of 1,544 voter applications were processed across the Negros Island Region (NIR) on Tuesday, Nov. 10, as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) officially reopened nationwide voter registration for the 2028 national and local elections.   The Comelec NIR reported that Negros Occidental processed the highest number with 856

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