More women than men registered as voters in Palawan during the recent voter registration period, data from the local Commission on Elections (COMELEC) showed.
The COMELEC provincial office stated that from October 20, 2025 to January 3, 2026, a total of 12,067 voters registered across the province.
Of this number, 6,242 were women, while 5,825 were men.
The figures were recorded after 57 actual registration days, with an average of 212 registrants per day.
By age group, 2,527 registrants were aged 15 to 17, while 9,540 were 18 years old and above.
Most of the applications were for new registration, which accounted for 5,320 registrants. This was followed by transfers from other areas with 3,716, transfers within the same locality with 1,516, and reactivation of voter records with 804. There were also 673 applications for correction of entries or change of name.
Puerto Princesa City posted the highest number of registrants at 4,561. El Nido followed with 1,425, Brooke’s Point with 1,051, and Bataraza with 945.
Several municipalities recorded lower turnout, including Agutaya with 12 registrants, Cagayancillo with seven, and Kalayaan with no recorded registrants.
The data also showed a total of 847 registrants listed under the registration activity period.
