VOTERS EDUCATION AND SATELLITE REGISTRATION FOR THE YOUTH AND FIRST TIME VOTERS

Since the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP), Parish
Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting(PPCRV), and the National Movement
for Free Elections (NAMFREL) entered into a Memorandum of
Agreement(MOA) with the Comission on Elections(COMELEC) to help attain honest, peaceful, and meaningful 2010 elections, several activities were already undertaken jointly or separately by these institutions.

One of the activities identified in the MOA is the campaign to educate and encourage the registration of the youth, particularly those who will be voting for the first time. Thus, in Bicol Region, the Ateneo de Naga University hosted a VOTERS EDUCATION AND SATELLITE REGISTRATION FOR THE YOUTH AND FIRST TIME VOTERS last Friday, 13 March 2009 at the Xavier Hall, Ateneo de Naga University.

In the 10am - 12nn forum, the resource speakers Comissioner Leonardo Leonida of the COMELEC and Mr. Lito Bunag of the PPCRV Special Projects Office provided inputs for the guidance and encouragement of first time voters.

In the satellite registration conducted by COMELEC from 8am - 5pm, at least 150 first time voters from Naga City were allowed to register as regular voters.

The activity also served to jumpstart the campaign for the holistic formation of students towards active and responsible citizenship thru participation in the 2010 elections.


Voters Education Forum for 1st Time Voters: 10AM-12NN
Friday, 13 March 2009, Xavier Hall, Ateneo de Naga University

Satellite Registration for 1st Time Voters (Naga City): 8AM-5PM,
Friday, 13 March 2009, Xavier Hall, Ateneo de Naga University