Philippine youths endure long lines, long hours to register as voters

Members of Akbayan Youth on Sept 29, 2021show up outside the Commission on Elections office in Quezon City to support the extension of voter registration from Oct 11 to Oct. 30. — PDI

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer): First-time voter Nicole Pascual queued before 6 am on Monday (Sept 27) at a mall in Tarlac province, where long lines of would-be registrants snaked in the parking area.

Pascual, 18, secured the 292nd of the 500 slots for that day, and was done at 4pm. The experience was tiring, she said, but her “vocal political stance” pushed her “to put my words into actions” by voting in the 2022 elections.