(Oct. 27-31, 2015) List of Malls for COMELEC registration — Last chance!

James Ryan Jonas

Last chance to register as a qualified voter for the May 2016 Philippine national elections!
You have exactly 5 days remaining — deadline is on October 31, 2015 — so find time to drop by your local COMELEC office or, better yet, a mall near you so it would be more convenient and accessible to you.

 
We summarize below what you need to know in order to be a registered Filipino voter:

  1. Qualifications to be eligible to register as a voter
  2. Registration Process/Steps
  3. Where to register during the remaining days (October 27 to 31, 2015)

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1. Qualifications to register as a voter
In order to register as a qualified voter, you must be:

  • A Filipino citizen
  • At least eighteen (18) years of age
  • A resident of the Philippines for at least one (1) year
  • A resident in the place, wherein he (or she) plans to vote, for at least six (6) months immediately preceding the May 9, 2016 national elections
  • Not otherwise disqualified by law

The following are disqualified from registering as a voter:

  • Any person who has been sentenced by final judgment to suffer imprisonment for not less than one (1) year, who has not received plenary pardon or amnesty;
  • Any person who has been adjudged by final judgment by a competent court or tribunal of having committed any crime involving disloyalty to the duly-constituted government, such as, rebellion, insurrection, violation of the firearms laws, or any crime against national security unless restored to his (or her) full civil and political rights in accordance with law; and
  • Insane or incompetent person as declared by competent authority unless subsequently declared by proper authority that such person is no longer insane or incompetent.

 
2. Registration Process/Steps
1. Personally appear at your local COMELEC office or any satellite registration centers in malls (see list below).
2. Bring a valid ID to verify your identity and place of residence. Any of the following IDs may be accepted:

  • Employee’s ID card, with the signature of the employer or authorized representative
  • Postal ID
  • PWD Discount ID
  • Student’s ID or library card, signed by the school authority
  • Senior Citizen’s ID
  • Driver’s license
  • NBI clearance
  • Passport
  • SSS/GSIS ID
  • Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) ID
  • License issued by the Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC)
  • Certificate of Confirmation issued by the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) in case of members of ICCs or IPs

3. Fill out three (3) copies of the Application Form that will be given to you (may also be downloaded from the COMELEC website).
4. Have your biometric data captured and saved using the Voter Registration Machine (VRM).
5. Keep the Acknowledgment Receipt to be given to you as proof of registration.
 
3. Where to register on October 27-31, 2015
List of SM, Ayala, Robinsons and other malls with COMELEC’s satellite registration centers
 
October 27, 2015

  • Fairview Terraces; 5th Dist. Quezon City: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Gaisano Grand Mall Digos; Digos, Davao del Sur: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Lucky Chinatown Mall; 3rd Dist. Manila: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Mall of Asia; 1st Dist. Pasay City: 10:00am-6:00pm
  • Pacific Mall Mandaue; Mandaue City, Cebu: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Robinsons Forum; Mandaluyong City: 10:00am-6:00pm
  • Robinsons Otis; 6th Dist. Manila: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Robinsons Place Dumaguete; Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Robinsons Place Las Piñas; Las Piñas City: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • SM Aura; Taguig City: 10:00am-6:00pm
  • SM Cubao; 3rd Dist. Quezon City: 10:00am-6:00pm
  • SM Manila; 5th Dist. Manila: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • SM North Edsa; 1st Dist. Quezon City: 10:00am-6:00pm
  • SM North Edsa; 2nd Dist. Quezon City: 10:00am-6:00pm
  • SM North Edsa; 4th Dist. Quezon City: 10:00am-6:00pm
  • SM City Marikina; Marikina City: 10:00am-6:00pm
  • SM San Lazaro; 4th Dist. Manila: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • SM Sangandaan; 2nd Dist. Caloocan City: 10:00am-6:00pm
  • Starmall Activity Center; Muntinlupa City: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Tutuban Mall; 1st Dist. Manila: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Waltermart Sucat; Parañaque City: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Wilcon City Center Visayas Ave.; 1st Dist. Quezon City: 10:00am-6:00pm

October 28, 2015

  • Eastwood Mall; 3rd Dist. Quezon City: 10:00am-6:00pm
  • Fairview Terraces; 5th Dist. Quezon City: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Gaisano Grand Mall Digos; Digos, Davao del Sur: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Lucky Chinatown Mall; 3rd Dist. Manila: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Mall of Asia; 1st Dist. Pasay City: 10:00am-6:00pm
  • Pacific Mall Mandaue; Mandaue City, Cebu: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Robinsons Forum; Mandaluyong City: 10:00am-6:00pm
  • Robinsons Otis; 6th Dist. Manila: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Robinsons Place Dumaguete; Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Robinsons Place Las Piñas; Las Piñas City: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • SM Aura; Taguig City: 10:00am-6:00pm
  • SM Manila; 5th Dist. Manila: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • SM City Marikina; Marikina City: 10:00am-6:00pm
  • SM San Lazaro; 4th Dist. Manila: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • SM Sangandaan; 2nd Dist. Caloocan City: 10:00am-6:00pm
  • SM Sucat; Parañaque City: 10:00am-6:00pm
  • Starmall Activity Center; Muntinlupa City: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Tutuban Mall; 1st Dist. Manila: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Wilcon City Center; 6th Dist. Quezon City: 10:00am-5:00pm

October 29, 2015

  • Eastwood Mall; 3rd Dist. Quezon City: 10:00am-6:00pm
  • Gaisano Grand Mall Digos; Digos, Davao del Sur: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Lucky Chinatown Mall; 3rd Dist. Manila: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Mall of Asia; 1st Dist. Pasay City: 10:00am-6:00pm
  • Pacific Mall Mandaue; Mandaue City, Cebu: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Puregold; 2nd Dist. Caloocan City: 10:00am-6:00pm
  • Robinsons Forum; Mandaluyong City: 10:00am-6:00pm
  • Robinsons Otis; 6th Dist. Manila: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Robinsons Place Dumaguete; Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Robinsons Place Las Piñas; Las Piñas City: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Robinsons Town Mall Malabon; Malabon City: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • SM Aura; Taguig City: 10:00am-6:00pm
  • SM City Lucena; Lucena City, Quezon: 10:00am-6:00pm
  • SM Manila; 5th Dist. Manila: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • SM City Marikina; Marikina City: 10:00am-6:00pm
  • SM San Lazaro; 4th Dist. Manila: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • SM Sangandaan; 1st Dist. Caloocan City: 10:00am-6:00pm
  • SM Sucat; Parañaque City: 10:00am-6:00pm
  • Starmall Activity Center; Muntinlupa City: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Tutuban Mall; 1st Dist. Manila: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Wilcon City Center; 6th Dist. Quezon City: 10:00am-5:00pm

October 30, 2015

  • Eastwood Mall; 3rd Dist. Quezon City: 10:00am-6:00pm
  • Gaisano Grand Mall Digos; Digos, Davao del Sur: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Lucky Chinatown Mall; 3rd Dist. Manila: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Mall of Asia; 1st Dist. Pasay City: 10:00am-6:00pm
  • Pacific Mall Lucena; Lucena City, Quezon: 10:00am-6:00pm
  • Pacific Mall Mandaue; Mandaue City, Cebu: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Puregold; 2nd Dist. Caloocan City: 10:00am-6:00pm
  • Robinsons Forum; Mandaluyong City: 10:00am-6:00pm
  • Robinsons Otis; 6th Dist. Manila: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Robinsons Place Dumaguete; Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Robinsons Place Las Piñas; Las Piñas City: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Robinsons Town Mall Malabon; Malabon City: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • SM Aura; Taguig City: 10:00am-6:00pm
  • SM Manila; 5th Dist. Manila: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • SM City Marikina; Marikina City: 10:00am-6:00pm
  • SM San Lazaro; 4th Dist. Manila: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • SM Sangandaan; 1st Dist. Caloocan City: 10:00am-6:00pm
  • Starmall Activity Center; Muntinlupa City: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Tutuban Mall; 1st Dist. Manila: 10:00am-5:00pm

October 31, 2015

  • Eastwood Mall; 3rd Dist. Quezon City: 10:00am-6:00pm
  • Gaisano Grand Mall Digos; Digos, Davao del Sur: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Lucky Chinatown Mall; 3rd Dist. Manila: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Mall of Asia; 1st Dist. Pasay City: 10:00am-6:00pm
  • Pacific Mall Mandaue; Mandaue City, Cebu: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Puregold; 2nd Dist. Caloocan City: 10:00am-6:00pm
  • Robinsons Otis; 6th Dist. Manila: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Robinsons Place Dumaguete; Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Robinsons Place Las Piñas; Las Piñas City: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Robinsons Town Mall Malabon; Malabon City: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • SM Aura; Taguig City: 10:00am-6:00pm
  • SM City Marikina; Marikina City: 10:00am-6:00pm
  • SM Manila; 5th Dist. Manila: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • SM Megamall; Mandaluyong City: 10:00am-6:00pm
  • SM San Lazaro; 4th Dist. Manila: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • SM Sangandaan; 1st Dist. Caloocan City: 10:00am-6:00pm
  • Starmall Activity Center; Muntinlupa City: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Tutuban Mall; 1st Dist. Manila: 10:00am-5:00pm

Take note: the future is decided by those who vote. So register now!

James Ryan Jonas teaches business management, investments, and entrepreneurship at the University of the Philippines (UP). He is also the Executive Director of UP Provident Fund Inc., managing and investing P3.2 Billion ($56.4 Million) worth of retirement funds on behalf of thousands of UP employees.