A total of 31,113 residents in Puerto Princesa City and the province of Palawan registered during the 10-day voter registration of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) from August 1 to 10, 2025.
Puerto Princesa City recorded the highest number of registrants with 5,157, followed by Brooke’s Point with 2,864, and Bataraza with 2,448 new voters.
Most of the registrants were youth aged 15 to 17, totaling 18,986, while 12,127 were 18 years old and above.
Of the total, 28,661 were newly registered voters, 1,574 applied for reactivation, 839 requested name changes, and 39 transferred from the Overseas Absentee Voting (OAV) list.
UPDATE ON VOTER REGISTRATION TURNOUT FOR PALAWAN AS OF AUGUST 10, 2025
TOTAL – 31,113
By Sex
– Male – 15,072
– Female – 16,041
By Age
– 15–17 years old – 18,986
– 18 years old and above – 12,127
By Application Type
– New registration – 28,661
– Reactivation – 1,574
– Correction of entries / change of name – 839
– Transfer from Overseas Absentee Voting (OAV) – 39
By City/Municipality
– Puerto Princesa City – 5,157
– Brooke’s Point – 2,864
– Bataraza – 2,448
– Narra – 2,315
– Roxas – 1,841
– Rizal – 1,580
– Balabac – 1,525
– San Vicente – 1,461
– Coron – 1,427
– Quezon – 1,379
– El Nido – 1,256
– Taytay – 1,215
– Aborlan – 1,066
– Busuanga – 1,044
– Dumaran – 819
– Cuyo – 790
– Sofronio Española – 742
– Araceli – 593
– Linapacan – 528
– Magsaysay – 331
– Culion – 301
– Cagayancillo – 206
– Agutaya – 191
– Kalayaan – 34
Vulnerable Sectors
– Persons with disabilities (PWDs) – 86
– Senior citizens – 48
– Indigenous Peoples (IPs) – 309
Daily Average (10 registration days): 3,111
Meanwhile, the COMELEC announced today that it will continue voter registration from October until July 2026 after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed a law postponing the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) this year to November 2026.
