THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) advised Filipino citizens who would be abroad during the 2019 midterm elections to register as overseas voters for them to be able to participate in the polls. AdvertisementsThe announcement came as the DFA opened its seven Overseas Voter Registration Centers in Metro Manila. These are in the DFA Satellite Offices at:* Robinson’s Galleria and SM Manila, and Alabang Town Center;* Commission on Filipinos Overseas, 1345 Pres. Those who may register are overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), immigrants, seafarers and students who are about to leave for abroad, and who are not yet registered as overseas voters. During the 2016 national and local elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) recorded a total of 1,376,067 overseas Filipino voters, which almost doubled the 2013 figures of 737,759.

Source: Manila Times October 29, 2017 05:48 UTC