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Holding the 3rd Magparehistro Ka! Town Hall, Various Communities to Register to Vote

Focus on voter registrants in Mindanao and in engaging various sectors through a roundtable discussion with representatives from different communities, the virtual Magparehistro Ka! Town Hall on August 27, 5pm to 7pm on Zoom, and live on Vote Pilipinas’ Facebook and FYE Channel on Kumu.  In partnership with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and Vote Pilipinas.

The Town Hall features a keynote address by COMELEC Commissioner Socorro Inting. This is followed by a segment with COMELEC spokesperson and Director of the COMELEC Education and Information Department James Jimenez presenting the latest data on new voter registrants in Mindanao. COMELEC Office of the Election Officers Monaliza Lidasan-Abdul, Ma. Lorena Guevara, and Atty. Norberto J. Sinsona Jr. will be providing reminders and registration best practices, while Amina Rasul-Bernardo will inspire and talk about the need to register, and to vote.

Representing their respective communities is a roundtable of reputable speakers from various organizations, who will engage in discourse and share anecdotes about their own registration journeys:

  • Anton Mari H. Lim – Founder and President, Yellow Boat of Hope Foundation
  • Ronn Astillas – Chairperson, Philippine LGBT Chamber of Commerce
  • Nadine Angelica G. Casino – Founder, Modern Nanays of Mindanao
  • Brian Joseph Bango – Program Officer, Ateneo Center for Leadership and Governance at the Ateneo de Zamboanga University
  • Dan B. Alim – IP Sectoral Council for Central Mindanao, National Anti-Poverty Commission

Vote Pilipinas will also be sharing news of their Magparehistro Ka! Challenge as well as other campaigns as a joint effort to increase new registrants before the deadline to register on September 30, 2021.

To learn more about Vote Pilipinas just visit: https://www.votepilipinas.com

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