CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) here called on the voters in Central Luzon to avoid precinct confusion on May 13 by using their online database.
“Voters can check their designated polling places via our precinct finder facility that is seen in the left side of our web-site www.comelec.gov.ph” said Comelec Regional Director Rafael Olaño.
“A form will appear once you click the Precinct Finder Form at the bottom where a user should enter his full name, and date of birth, and afterwards, the name of school or the voting center will appear” Olaño added.
Figures from the poll body reveal that Central Luzon has a total of 5,823,044 registrants for the midterm polls – the third biggest in the archipelago.
“Bulacan has the most number of voters in the region at 1,497,873 followed by Nueva Ecija with 1,363,646; Pampanga – 1,239,372; Tarlac-692,948; Bataan-456,648; Zambales – 444,202; and Aurora – 128,355” Olaño disclosed.
Central Luzon will have 7,905 clustered precincts in 2,822 voting centers in 14 cities and 116 towns, he added.
The Comelec regional office said 1,429 local positions are at stake in the coming local elections in Central Luzon, including 21 congressional seats, seven gubernatorial, seven vice gubernatorial, 68 provincial boards, 130 mayoral, 130 vice mayoral, and 1,066 councilor seats.
Southern Tagalog remains the nation’s most vote rich area with over eight million followed by Metro Manila with 5.9 million.
