BACOLOD CITY, Jan. 30 -- Some 47,287 residents of Negros Occidental, including this capital city, have been registered as new voters, according to data of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) here on Monday.

The continuing registration for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) this coming Oct. 30 is set to end on Tuesday.

Provincial Election Supervisor Ian Lee Ananoria said Monday the number of applicants decreased this week probably because almost all who are interested have already been listed.

"But we're still preparing for the last day scenario on Jan. 31," he told reporters.

In Negros Occidental, Ananoria said they expect to register up to 50,000 new voters, which would be "good enough."

Of the total accepted a...