Over 1,000 Negros Residents Apply as Voter Registration Resumes
Voter registration for the 2028 elections resumed nationwide in the Philippines, with over 1,500 applications processed in the Negros Island Region (NIR) on the first day. Negros Occidental province saw the highest number of applications.
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