The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the advisory circulating on social media saying “No National ID, No Vote” is fake news.
“The supposed ‘No National ID, No Vote’ public advisory is FALSE and DID NOT ORIGINATE from the Commission on Elections,” it said in a post on X on Saturday.
“It was not posted on the official and verified social media channels of the COMELEC on any social media platform,” it added.
“Voters will only be asked to present a valid ID in case their identity cannot be verified through the Election Day Computerized Voters’ List (EDCVL),” the poll body said.
Comelec Chairman George Garcia said the circulating fake advisory just shows that there are people who are out to undermine the credibility of the May 2025 polls.
“Kita niyo po. Sabi nga natin kakalat at kakalat ang misinformation, disinformation, pati fake news. Hindi magpakatotoo,” Garcia said in an interview on Super Radyo dzBB on Sunday.
(See. We already said that misinformation, disinformation, and even fake news will proliferate. They are not true.)
“Meron talagang gagawa ng mga ganyan kasi nga ang purpose ay sirain ang kredibilidad ng ating eleksyon. Ngayon pa lang, nagke-create na ng duda sa mga isip ng ating mga kababayan,” he said.
(There are people who will do that because their purpose is to undermine the credibility of our elections. This early, they are creating doubts in the minds of our countrymen.)
“Kita niyo po ‘yan, sinasabi, kinakailangan may national ID. Wala pong kailangang ID kapag tayo ay boboto,” Garcia said.
(See, that [advisory] says you have to have a national ID. No ID is needed in voting.)
He said registered voters whose names appear on the EDCVL at the precinct, or have received their voter’s information sheet or their names appear on the online precinct finder may vote.
“Basta tayo ang mga pangalan nasa presinto, nakalista tayo, nakatanggap tayo ng voter’s information sheet, o kung hindi naman ang pangalan natin ay nandoon sa ating precinct finder, kayo po ay makakaboto,” Garcia said.
(As long as our names are listed in the precinct, or we received voter’s information sheet, or our names appear on the precinct finder, you can vote.)
“Inuulit ko po, hindi kailangan ng kahit na anong ID,” he reiterated.
(Again, I say you do not need to present any ID.)
Garcia however said it may be good to bring any government-issued ID although this is not required in voting.
“Kaya lang, aking payo, mas maganda kung may dala-dala rin kayo kahit papaano ng government-issued ID dahil baka may watcher na mag-question sa pagkakakilanlan niyo. Pero generally speaking, wala pong kailangang government-issued ID,” he said.
(However, my advice is that it would be better if you bring any government-issued ID because a watcher may question your identity. But generally speaking, no government-issued ID is required [for voting].)
Election Day is on Monday, May 12.
The Comelec has printed each voter’s information sheet that contains the voter’s name and address, as well as instructions and reminders on how to cast ballots.
It likewise includes the list of national and local candidates and 155 party-lists for the 2025 National and Local Elections (NLE).
Last month, the poll body also made available online the precinct finder at https://precinctfinder.comelec.gov.ph so voters can check their status and locate their assigned precinct.
There are 69.6 million registered voters for the May polls and of that number, 68.4 million are in the country while 1.2 million are overseas voters. —KG, GMA Integrated News
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