THE COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) XI asked voters to visit their offices to verify their names on the official list of voters for the Barangay and SK Elections 2023.
In an interview with Lawyer Gay Enumerables, Comelec XI acting regional director, said people can check their names from the Posted Computerized Voters List (PCVL) to determine if they are eligible or not.
“PCVL will also see the polling precincts of every voter who can vote on Oct. 30, 2023,” Enumerables said.
She added that there are a total of 4 million regular and SK voters in Davao region.
Based also on their record, a total of 47,637 aspirants for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) filed their Certificates of Candidacies (COCs) from Aug. 28 to Sept. 2.
Enumerables, said the aspirants in the Oct. 30 polls are eyeing positions in 1,162 villages in the region.
They consist of 2,932 Punong Barangay (PB) or village chair candidates; 25,587 for Sangguniang Barangay (SB) or village councilor; 3,050 for Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) or the youth organization chairpersons; and 16,068 for SK members in Region 11’s 43 municipalities, and six cities.
Comelec – 11 data showed that in Davao Oriental, 442 filed for PB; 3,852 for SB; 463 for SK chairpersons; and 2,494 for SK members while in Davao City, those seeking positions for PB numbered 471; SB (4,569); SK chairpersons (493); and SK members (2,497).
In Davao del Sur, 575 filed for PB; 4,792 for SB; 585 for SK chairpersons; and 3,287 for SK members, while in Davao de Oro, 581 filed for PB; SB (5,079); SK chairpersons (601); and SK members (3,258).
In Davao del Norte, 602 are vying for PB; 5,236 for SB; 632 for SK chairpersons; and 3,560 for SK members, and in Davao Occidental, 261 filed for PB; SB (2,059); SK chairpersons (276); and SK members (972).
