DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan. 12 -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) here is calling on the public to avail of the satellite registration of voters for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in October.

Lawyer Ian Macaraya, election officer of this capital city, on Thursday noted a low turnout in voters' registration in December last year and even after the holidays.

He told the Philippine News Agency that they had scheduled satellite registration to make it easier for the public to register in their barangays or at the nearest venue.

"Apart from our regular registration at our office, the satellite registration schedule targets to reach as many people as possible so they can sign up for the barangay and SK elections but the peopl...