COMELEC Rules & Procedures for the 2025 Barangay and SK Elections – Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards summarizing essential COMELEC terms, offices, procedures, legal bases, application types, and technology referenced in Resolution No. 11150 for the 2025 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan voter registration.

COMELEC (Commission on Elections)

The Philippine constitutional body that administers elections and promulgated Resolution No. 11150 governing the 2025 BSKE voter registration.

BSKE 2025

December 1, 2025 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections for which the continuing voter registration rules apply.

Resolution No. 11150

COMELEC issuance (promulgated 4 June 2025) containing the rules for the resumption of voter registration for the 2025 BSKE.

Election Officer (EO)

Local COMELEC official who heads the Office of the Election Officer (OEO) and chairs the Election Registration Board.

Office of the Election Officer (OEO)

City/municipal COMELEC office where voter registration applications are filed and processed.

Election Registration Board (ERB)

Three-member local board (EO + civil registrar + senior public-school official) that hears and approves or disapproves voter-registration applications.

Augmentation Registration Team (ART)

COMELEC personnel dispatched to high-volume areas to assist local OEOs during registration.

System of Continuing Registration

Regular, ongoing process that allows qualified citizens to register, transfer, or update voter records outside the election period.

Voter Registration Machine (VRM)

Desktop kit used by COMELEC to encode demographics and capture photograph, fingerprints, and signature of applicants.

Voter Registration System (VRS)

Software installed in VRMs that stores, edits, backs-up and transmits voter-registration data.

Applicant Registry Module

VRS component where new applications are encoded and assigned an Application Form Number (AFN).

Application Form Number (AFN)

13-digit code (province + city/municipality + VRM number + control code) identifying each voter-registration application.

Local Voters Registration Database (LVRD)

Digital list of all active and inactive voters in a city/municipality accessible to the EO.

Printed List of Voters (PLV)

Hard-copy list of active voters used for verification during registration.

Printed List of Deactivated Voters (PLDV)

Hard-copy list of voters whose records were previously deactivated.

National List of Registered Voters (NLRV)

Central database against which ITD cross-checks local applicants for double or multiple records.

National Registry of Overseas Voters (NROV)

Master list of Filipino voters registered abroad; referenced for transfers from post to local.

Register Anywhere Program (RAP)

Scheme allowing qualified Filipinos to register in COMELEC-designated sites outside their locality; data later transmitted to their home OEO.

Satellite Registration

Off-site voter registration conducted in barangay halls, schools, malls, jails, etc., to increase accessibility.

Special Satellite Registration

Exclusive satellite sessions for vulnerable sectors (PWDs, SCs, youth, women, PDLs, IPs).

Persons with Disabilities (PWDs)

Voters with long-term physical, mental, intellectual, or sensory impairments who are given express lanes and Accessible Polling Places.

Senior Citizens (SCs)

Applicants 60 years old and above who are prioritized during registration and may vote in APPs.

Accessible Polling Place (APP)

Ground-floor voting area inside a regular voting center designated for PWDs and SCs.

Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs)

Detainees eligible for special satellite registration inside jails if confined for at least six months before election day.

Indigenous Peoples/Indigenous Cultural Communities (IPs/ICCs)

Recognized cultural groups whose customs are respected during data encoding and who may update records via Supplementary Data Form.

Application for Registration

Filing by an unregistered, qualified Filipino aged 18+ (or 15–30 for SK) to be included in the voters’ list.

Transfer of Registration

Application by a registered voter who has moved residence to have his/her record migrated to a new precinct or locality.

Reactivation

Process of restoring a deactivated voter’s record (e.g., after failing to vote in two elections, or after regaining civil rights).

Correction of Entries

Application to fix errors in the voter’s name, birth date, civil status, etc., usually supported by legal documents.

Change of Name (by Marriage/Court Order)

Update of a female voter’s surname or a legally mandated name change, requiring marriage certificate or court order.

Inclusion / Reinstatement

Petition to insert an omitted voter’s record into the list or to restore a record wrongly excluded.

Withdrawal of Application

Applicant’s notarized request to cancel a pending registration action before ERB approval.

Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS)

Biometric-matching tool that detects double or multiple voter records for abatement.

Application Types (VRS Codes)

Categories such as NEW, TRANSFER, REACTIVATION, CORRECTION, REINSTATEMENT, each chosen in VRS during encoding.

Quarterly ERB Hearing

Regular meeting schedule where the ERB hears, approves, or disapproves applications filed within the previous period.

Notice of Hearing with List of Applicants

Document posted by the EO listing all applicants and the ERB hearing date; failure to post is an election offense.

Certificate of Disapproval

Document issued to an applicant whose registration action is denied by the ERB, stating the reason for denial.

Republic Act 8189

The Voter’s Registration Act of 1996, primary law on continuing voter registration in the Philippines.

Republic Act 10367

Law mandating biometrics capture as a prerequisite for voter registration (Failure to Validate rule).

Republic Act 10366

Law providing accessible polling places and special accommodations for PWDs and Senior Citizens.

Republic Act 10173 (Data Privacy Act)

Statute governing the protection and lawful processing of personal data, applied to voter information.

Gender-Sensitive Registration

COMELEC policy ensuring women with small children have access to registration, often via day-care support from LGUs.

Office for Overseas Voting (OFOV)

COMELEC unit that manages overseas voting and coordinates transfers from foreign posts to local OEOs.

Information Technology Department (ITD)

COMELEC department that maintains NLRV, VRS software, and issues access codes, replacements, and AFIS results.

Education and Information Department (EID)

COMELEC office tasked to disseminate voter-registration rules and conduct public information campaigns.

EBAD (Election and Barangay Affairs Department)

COMELEC department that supervises field operations and compiles registration statistics.

Vulnerable Sectors Office (VSO)

COMELEC office coordinating special registration activities for PWDs, SCs, PDLs, IPs, and other vulnerable groups.

Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)

Encrypted method used by COMELEC offices to transmit voter-registration databases and scanned VRRs.

Daily Backup

Mandatory end-of-day procedure where VRM operators copy applicant data to external media for security and transmission.