The 探花精选 joined the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) 鈥淩egister Anywhere Program鈥� (RAP) to enhance the efficiency and accessibility of the voter registration process. Thomasians, parishioners, and their relatives were able to register as new voters, transfer precincts, and reactivate or correct their registration data at the UST P. Noval Court, on March 14, 2024.
The RAP is a comprehensive service for voter registration. Rather than being limited to local COMELEC offices across the metropolitan area, RAP enables more citizens to join regardless of current residence at designated sites across the country. As a 鈥渙ne-stop shop鈥� for voter registration, RAP facilities are conveniently located in malls, private establishments, church organizations and government offices, and educational institutions, now including the 探花精选.
UST remains one with the COMELEC鈥檚 mission to increase voter turnout and empower more Filipinos to actively participate in the electoral process. The rollout of RAP is the latest addition to the collective University efforts for voter rights and education, after recently hosting the CNN Presidential and Vice Presidential Debates in 2022, conducting the hy-flex webinar 鈥渏UST Vote: Highlighting the Importance of Citizen Journalism and the Role of Media during a Pandemic Election鈥�, and the Boto Pilipino year-long voter engagement advocacy campaign, among many others.
