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Press Release

NOTICE OF REGISTRATION AND ELECTION TO ALL FILIPINO CITIZENS

Manila
March  11, 2014



Notice is hereby given that under the Republic Act No. 9189, otherwise known as "The Overseas Absentee Voting Act of 2003", as amended by Republic Act No. 10590, all citizens of the Philippines abroad, who are not otherwise disqualified by law, at least eighteen (18) years of age on the day of the elections, and who are registered overseas voters, may vote for President, Vice-President, Senators and Party-List Representatives.

All qualified Filipino citizens not registered as voters under Republic Act No. 8189 otherwise known as "The Voters Registration Act of 1996 ", (the system of continuing registration) shall file an application for registration while those who are already registered under the said Act shall file for certification.

For purposes of the May 9, 2016 elections the filing of application for registration/certification shall be from May 6, 2014 (Philippine Time) to October 31, 2015 (Philippine Time).

Requests for Transfer of Registration Records may be filed at the Posts or before the Office for Overseas Voting (OFOV) of the COMELEC during the registration period.

The 30-day voting period will commence on April 9, 2016 (Philippine Time) until 3:00 o'clock in the afternoon of May 9, 2016 (Philippine Time) at the Philippine Embassy or Consulate having jurisdiction over the place where the overseas voter is registered as such. (The time for voting to be announced later.)

For details, please contact the Phillippine Embassies or Consulates nearest you or visit our Foreign Service Posts Directory for their respective contact details.