REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS
Intramuros, Manila
EDUCATION AND INFORMATION DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE
Ref : DIRECTOR JAMES B. JIMENEZ
Director IV, Education and Information Department
Tel. No. : (8)525-9294
Date : May 8, 2021

COMELEC Resumes Issuance of Voter’s Certification

The Commission on Elections will resume the issuance of voter’s certification for local registered voters
on May 10, 2021 in its main office in Intramuros, Manila.

Registered voters nationwide may apply for a voter’s certification from Mondays to Thursdays, 8:00
A.M. to 4:30 P.M. at the COMELEC’s National Central File Division (NCFD) satellite office, located at the
back of Chowking in FEMII Building, Extension Cabildo Street cor. A. Soriano Avenue, Intramuros,
Manila.

“Applications for the issuance of voter certification are by appointment only,” COMELEC Spokesperson
James Jimenez clarified. “Together with our ‘no-face mask, no-face shield, no entry policy, ’this will
ensure that we are protecting the safety of the public, even while NCR Plus remains under Modified
Enhanced Community Quarantine,” Jimenez added.

How to apply for a voter’s certification

1. Set an appointment via the Facebook Page of the COMELEC-NCFD accessible through this link:
(bit.ly/NCFDFBPage)

2. Go to bit.ly/OnlineVoterCertificationApplication and fill out the online Voter Certification

Request Form. Clicking “Submit” will automatically forward the completed form to the
COMELEC.

3. An Appointment Confirmation Slip will be emailed by COMELEC to the applicant. The

applicant should print out the appointment slip.

4. Go to the COMELEC-NCFD satellite office on the appointed date and time. Present the
appointment slip and other documentary requirements. Proceed to payment and await release
of the voter’s certification.

On the day of appointment

1. At the COMELEC-NCFD satellite office, present one valid ID. Submit a photocopy of the same
ID.

2. Pay the P75.00 fee.

3. An authorized representative bearing an authorization letter may transact on behalf of the

applicant. The representative must have a valid ID and a photocopy of the same ID.

Free

The voter’s certification is free of charge for senior citizens, persons with disability (PWDs), members of
the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) and Indigenous Cultural Communities (ICCs), and solo parents.###