Same result. My name. Same result. My brothers’ names. Same results. The names of the wives of my brothers. Same results. The names of my nieces, including one registered in Quezon City (most of us are registered in Davao City). Same results.
I tried the name of my mother’s sister in a neighboring city, and it yielded a positive result. I tried the name of a friend who I knew was voting for an Opposition presidential bet and it yielded negative results. I tried the name of a friend who was voting for the Administration’s presidential bet and it yielded a positive result. Coincidence?
I tried another friend’s name and the results said: “Your registration record has been deactivated. A deactivated registration status means that you cannot exercise your right to vote this coming elections.”
The Comelec’s Precinct Finder says “If you think your registration record should be active, and this SEARCH facility gives you a negative result, please verify with the local Comelec Office where you are registered. You may also send an e-mail to the regional office or provincial office which has jurisdiction over your city/municipality of registration.
Above the results there is a DISCLAIMER that says “Data is based on the submissions of our field election offices after the 16 November 2009 ERB hearing. If you applied for registration last December 21, 22, 23, 28 and 29, 2009 your record is not yet included here.”
“Pending submission of data from the concerned COMELEC field offices, data from certain cities/municipalities are also not available for searching purposes at the moment. For further inquiries or clarifications, please contact your local COMELEC office.”
If there was anyone whose name may not be there, that would have been me. Because I usually cover elections outside my base in Davao City, I may have been delisted.
