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1.7 million Filipinos registered to vote overseas: Comelec

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 11 06:15 PM

A majority of them come from the Middle East and Africa, said Comelec spokesman James Jimenez. Read more »

Why overseas Pinoys should register for 2019 elections

Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 31 08:37 PM

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is encouraging overseas Filipinos to register for overseas voting in the 2019 elections. Read more »

2016 overseas voting hits milestones: DFA-OVS

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 17 07:17 PM

The conduct of the 2016 Elections was an 'unmitigated success for overseas voting', the Department of Foreign Affairs-Overseas Voting Secretariat (DFA-OVS) said on Tuesday. Read more »

How social media helped Duterte win over NorCal overseas votes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 11 11:05 PM

It took more than 12 hours to count 14,398 votes from 46 precincts under the jurisdiction of the Philippine Consulate in San Francisco. Unofficial results show overwhelming support for Davao City's tough talking mayor. Balitan America, May 11, 2016 Read more »

Duterte, Robredo win northeast overseas votes

Don Tagala, ABS-CBN North America Bureau
Posted at May 11 10:04 PM

NEW YORK - Big wins for Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and social activist attorney Leni Robredo in the Northeast Coast Philippine Presidential contest. Read more »

How overseas Pinoys in Europe voted

Rose Eclarinal, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau
Posted at May 11 09:03 PM

LONDON - Europe has a slight increase in voter turnout in the 2016 elections compared with the 2013 elections. Of the 138,757 registered voters, 28.14 percent voted (45, 507). In 2013, it was only 22.51 percent, a drop of 5.7 per cent from 2010 (28.28%). Read more »

Duterte, Marcos top initial overseas vote count in Mid East

Maxxy Santiago, ABS-CBN Middle East News Bureau
Posted at May 11 06:48 PM

KUWAIT – Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Bongbong Marcos are the leading choices of Filipinos in the Middle East for the presidential and vice presidential race. Read more »

Canada voting goes smoothly despite snags with new process

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 10 05:31 PM

Counting begins across Canada as the extended deadline for mail in ballots ends. Marieton Pacheco tells us about the last day of voting in the posts, and what’s expected after. Balitang America, May 10, 2016 Read more »

Duterte gets overseas Filipino vote, initial results show

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 10 04:12 PM

MANILA - Even abroad, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte continues to reap the trust of many Filipino voters as he keeps the lead in the partial and unofficial results for the overseas voting. Read more »

Tallying of overseas ballots begins at PH post in DC

Paul Henson, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Posted at May 10 11:47 AM

WASHINGTONG DC - The 90-day overseas voting is complete and now elections returns will show just how many of the 190,000 registered voters in the United States participated to elect the next Philippine president.  Read more »

Pinoys hold vigil for peaceful elections

Rachel Salinel, ABS-CBN Middle East News Bureau
Posted at May 09 04:08 PM

DUBAI- A vigil concert calling for peaceful elections in the Philippines was held at the Philippine Consulate in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday. Read more »

Fil-Am overseas voters cast last minute votes in NY

Don Tagala, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Posted at May 09 10:51 AM

NEW YORK – A few hours before the poll closed at the Philippine Consulate in New York on Sunday, dozens of Filipino overseas absentee voters came rushing in to make their votes count. Read more »

Overseas voters rush to polling places to vote

Don Tagala, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Posted at May 07 11:17 AM

WASHINGTON DC - Time is running out for the Philippine overseas voting.   Read more »

Comelec debunks discrepancy in OAV receipt

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 27 04:58 PM

MANILA - Despite circulating stories on social media on overseas voting, only one incident of discrepancy between ballot and receipt has been reported to the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Read more »

How the 2016 presidential candidates performed in previous elections

ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group
Updated as of Apr 29 11:40 AM

These interactive map and graphs show the number of votes garnered by each of the 2016 presidential candidates in previous elections in all the provinces in the country, including the cities and municipality in Metro Manila. Read more »

Overseas Absentee Voters, 2016 elections

ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group
Updated as of Apr 28 07:45 PM

These interactive map and graphs show the distribution of overseas absentee voters across the regions, countries, Comelec posts, and territories around the world. Overseas absentee voters are classified into two types: seafarer and land-based.   Read more »

SC issues stay order on prohibition on partisan political activities

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 20 05:54 PM

MANILA - The Supreme Court has issued a temporary restraining order on the prohibition on "partisan political activity abroad during the 30-day overseas voting period." Read more »

Comelec warns vs sharing false info on poll fraud

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 15 06:29 PM

MANILA – Commissioner Christian Robert Lim of the Commission on Elections warned citizens from sharing false information regarding ballots from the overseas voting that they may be risking committing an election offense. Read more »

Jersey City Pinoys urge participation in PH polls

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 14 05:48 PM

Now that the overseas voting for the 2016 Philippine elections is underway, Filipinos in Jersey City are talking about politics and rooting for their presidential bets. Read more »

Incomplete OAV guidelines can be problematic: Ex-Comelec commissioner

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 08 05:00 PM

A former commissioner of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) fears not having specific guidelines on the issuance of receipt stated in the general instructions manual of the Special Board of Election Inspectors (SBEIs) for the Overseas Absentee Voting (OAV) could lead to an unorganized election period abroad. Read more »