“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 [...]

December registrants should be allowed to vote
Kabataan Party-list urged the Commission on Elections to be prudent and end speculation over the extended voters’ registration.
“Comelec should avoid making speculations as this will only sow confusion among prospective first-time voters,” Kabataan Party-list Vice President Carl Marc Ramota said.
The youth group was reacting [...]

“This is the best time to register for the upcoming elections as most students have already gone back to their home provinces and more work leave are given to employees.”

Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raymond Palatino today urged the Comelec to resume voter registration within the week.
Palatino made the appeal after the Comelec said that it would file for a motion to clarify before the Supreme Court following the latter’s favorable decision to Kabataan Party-list’s petition to extend voter registration.
Citing the text of the high court’s [...]

“We also encourage our youth and first-time voters who have not yet registered to avail of this opportunity. Let us not waste any more time.” - Kabataan Rep. Mong Palatino.

Last October 29, 2009. Kabataan Party-list, together with youth leaders from various organizations along with prospective first-time voters, went to the Supreme Court to file a petition that, if granted, would urge the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to resume the registration of voters until January 9, 2010 from its self-imposed deadline of October 31, 2009.
This [...]

Kabataan Party-list Representative Raymond “Mong” Palatino today expressed dismay over the Commission on Elections’ decision to bar Ang Ladlad Partylist from seeking congressional representation on grounds that it “tolerates immorality.”
“We feel saddened with the Comelec’s decision to dismiss Ang Ladlad’s petition. It is unfortunate that discrimination against the LGBT (Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgenders) community is [...]

Kabataan Partylist Rep. Mong Palatino today called on the Supreme Court to immediately deliberate and compel the Commission on Elections to comply with the Voters Registration Law, mandating that continuing registration should run daily until 120 days prior to elections.
The young lawmaker filed an Urgent Petition for Certiorari and Mandamus (with Application for Preliminary Mandatory [...]

Under RA 8189, “No registration shall be conducted during the period starting 120 days before a regular election and 90 days before a special election.”

Kabataan Party-list Rep. Mong Palatino today commended the Commission on Elections for passing resolutions allowing employees to “go on official time when filing applications for voters’ registration.”
Comelec recently passed Resolutions 8668 and 8669, requesting the Civil Service Commission for government employees and the Department of Labor and Employment for private employees, respectively, to issue ‘appropriate [...]