Comelec eyes 100 malls for 2028 polls voter registration

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December 5, 2025 | 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines — About 100 malls nationwide are being eyed as voter registration centers for the 2028 elections, the Commission on Elections said yesterday.

Comelec Chairman George Garcia said the poll body intends to expand its partnership with malls to encourage more Filipinos to register and participate in the next general elections.

“In the 2025 elections, there were 53 malls that participated. The bigger malls want to expand their participation by including their other branches. Hopefully, we will have 100 (mall centers) for the 2028 elections,” Garcia said in Filipino.

He noted that the expansion of registration in malls would allow more people, especially the younger generation, to exercise their constitutional right of suffrage.

The Comelec recently forged an agreement with major mall operators to expand its Mall Voting and Register Anywhere Program initiatives for the 2026 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections.

Garcia said the turnout of registrants exceeded expectations and showed the young people’s strong engagement.