Church bells toll across nation for people to register, vote in 2022 polls

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The church bells were rung for at least three minutes at noontime after the Angelus prayer to encourage eligible citizens to register and vote for the May 2022 polls.

Catholic churches across the country simultaneously tolled their bells on Sunday to mark exactly a year before the national elections.

His executive secretary, Fr. Antonio Labiao, emphasized the importance of the Church taking the lead in mobilizing citizens towards “active engagement” for next year’s elections. The poll body is looking to register some 4 million new voters by the end of the voters’ registration period on Sept. 30, 2021.

 

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