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EXERCISING THEIR RIGHTS. Filipino voters cast their ballots at the Bayanihan Center in Kennedy Town, Hong Kong on April 10, 2022, the start of overseas voting. The Commission on Elections is not inclined to extend voting beyond May 9 despite delays in some countries as it will go against the law. (Photo courtesy of China Daily Global Weekly Facebook) MANILA - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) thumbed down the idea of extending overseas voting (OV) as it will go against the Constitution. Commissioner Marlon Casquejo said extending the voting period for Filipinos overseas is not possible sin...

MANILA - Close to 1.7 million Filipino voters overseas will start casting their votes for the May 2022 polls on April 10. Data from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) - Office for Overseas Voting (OFOV) released on Friday showed there are a total of 1,697,215 registered Filipino voters worldwide. The Filipino voters will be voting in the Philippine posts, embassies, or consulates in the country or territory they reside or work. Overseas voters will be choosing one president, one vice president, 12 senators, and one party-list group. The Middle East and Africa top the list of voters at 786,9...

Comelec chairperson Saidamen Pangarungan (File photo) MANILA - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is looking to allow its chief Saidamen Pangarungan to classify areas under "Comelec control" to fast-track its preparations just over a month before the May 9 polls. Commissioner George Erwin Garcia, in a Laging Handa briefing Monday, said the matter will be tackled by the Comelec en banc. He added that if Pangarungan is given the authority to decide on the matter, it will hasten the process by doing away with the prerequisite of a Comelec en banc resolution. Currently, only the poll ...

Overseas Filipino workers (Photo courtesy of OFW Help Facebook) MANILA - UniTeam standard-bearer Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and his running mate, Sara Duterte, will continue and intensify all programs for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) implemented under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. During the UniTeam's online miting de avance (advanced meeting) with OFWs on Friday night, Marcos said there is a need for the next administration to properly recognize the contributions of the country's modern-day heroes. He said the government should always repay the sa...

MANILA - Close to 1.7 million Filipinos abroad are expected to participate in the overseas absentee voting (OAV) which is set to begin next month, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Tuesday. Based on its latest data, a total of 1,697,215 are registered as overseas voters. -- 1,677,631 of whom are land-based voters while 19,584 are sea-based voters. Almost half of the overseas voters are based in the Middle East and Africa with 786,997, followed by the Asia Pacific region with 450,282 Filipino voters. There are 306,445 voters in the North and Latin America region, while the European ...