MANILA, Philippines- Beginning April 9 (8:00 AM in host country) until May 9, 2016 (9:00 PM Philippine time), Filipino overseas voters can cast their votes through Philippine service posts such as embassies, economic zones and consulates.
Comelec explains ways to vote overseas. PHOTO CREDIT: INQUIRER
Depending on the host city/country, Filipinos can vote in two ways according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
Through personal voting, a voter must go to the designated Philippine foreign service post to vote. At the the designated post, a Special Board of Elections Inspector will check the identity of the registered voter by biometrics. After verification, the voter can get his or her ballot and a ballot secrecy folder and proceed to the voting area to accomplish the ballot.
In Philippine foreign service posts with automated election system, voters may feed his or her ballot to the vote-counting machine (VCM). On the other hand, posts using a manual election system are required to fold their ballot in the same way as they received it and put it inside the ballot box.
In host countries/cities using postal manual election system, registered voters will either receive mail containing their ballot or pick up their ballot at a designated area. The voter shall accomplish his or her ballot and put his or her thumbmark in the space allotted on the ballot’s lower portion. The ballot coupon must be detached from the ballot and placed inside the ballot envelope. This should be sealed with a paper seal.
The accomplished ballots should be properly folded to avoid damage and mailed to the Philippine foreign service post concerned.
Here’s a list of the Philippine foreign service post around the world in support for Election 2016.
Philippine foreign posts that will use an automated election system:
AMERICA
Agana, Guam
Chicago, USA
Honolulu. Hawaii
Los Angeles, USA
New York, USA
Ottawa, Canada
San Francisco, USA
Toronto, Canada
Vancouver, Canada
Washington, DC
EUROPE
London, UK
Madrid, Spain
Milan, Italy
Rome, Italy
ASIA PACIFIC
Hong Kong
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Osaka, Japan
Seoul, South Korea
Singapore
Tokyo, Japan
MIDDLE EAST
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Beirut, Lebanon
Doha, Qatar
Dubai, UAE
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Manama, Bahrain
Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Tel Aviv, Israel
Philippine foreign posts that will use personal manual voting system.
EUROPE
Lisbon, Portugal
ASIA PACIFIC
Bangkok, Thailand
Brunei
Chongqing, China
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dili, East Timor
Guangzhou, China
Islamabad, Pakistan
Jakarta, Indonesia
Macau, China
Manado, Indonesia
Meco Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Meco, Taichung, Taiwan
Meco Taipei, Taiwan
New Delhi, India
Pnom Penh, Cambodia
Shanghai, China
Vientiane, Laos
Xiamen, China
MIDDLE EAST
Abuja, Nigeria
Amman, Jordan
Cairo, Egypt
Muscat, Oman
Nairobi, Kenya
Pretoria, South Africa
Tehran, Iran
Philippine foreign posts that will use postal manual voting system:
AMERICA
Brasilia, Brazil
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Mexico
Santiago, Chile
EUROPE
Ankara, Turkey
Athens, Greece
Berlin, Germany
Berne, Switzerland
Brussels, Belgium
Budapest, Hungary
Geneva, Switzerland
Holy See
Moscow, Russia
Oslo, Norway
Paris, France
Prague, Czech Republic
The Hague, Netherlands
Vienna, Austria
Warsaw, Poland
ASIA PACIFIC
Beijing, China
Canberra, Australia
Hanoi, Vietnam
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Sydney, Australia
Wellington, New Zealand
Yangon, Myanmar
-Mini, The Summit Express