section_path: Background/Voter registration
section_name: Voter registration
paragraph_text: Voter registration
  
  Philippine citizens must be at least 18 years old by noontime of election day in order to vote. In addition, Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) must have a valid Philippine passport. COMELEC implemented the Register Anywhere Program in July 2022, converting shopping malls, certain churches, and plazas as offices for the program. OFWs are supposed to register for the elections by going to their nearest Philippine embassy.
  
  In May 2023, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) recorded a total of 68 million registered voters. The commission estimated an increase of three million voters for the 2025 elections, creating a total of 71 million voters registered to vote in the election.