“The lack of information and the Commission on Elections’ apparent lack of enthusiasm and support for the extended voters’ registration were also to blame for the modest turnout of prospective registrants in the first days of poll registration,” Kabataan Party-list Vice President Carl Marc Ramota today said as voters’ registration marked its third and last day before the holiday break.

“Many are still unaware that voters’ registration has been extended by the Supreme Court as there has been minimal or even no information dissemination campaign by Comelec’s national and local offices. Instead, what we’ve been hearing these past few days are the endless ranting and speculations by some Comelec officials about the resumption of voters’ registration this month,” Ramota pointed out.

“Comelec’s irresponsible remarks toward the extended poll registration are sowing confusion and even fear among prospective first-time voters which keep them from registering for the upcoming elections,” he said.

“It’s quite saddening to see how Comelec regards and handles the extended voters’ registration considering that the right to suffrage is its primary mandate as a poll body,” Ramota added.