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Over 40K overseas voters sign up since December 2019: Comelec
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is continuing overseas voter registration despite the COVID-19 threat, with registration ongoing until September 30, 2021.
As of March 4, 2020, a total of 40,878 Filipinos have registered as overseas voters.
The Middle East region has the highest number of registrants with 26,072, followed by the Asia Pacific region with 6,474.
The Americas region has 4,814 registered overseas voters, while the European region has 1,706.
The Comelec aims to register 2 million overseas voters for the May 2022 polls, with approximately 1.3 million already registered worldwide.
These figures were sourced from 89 Philippine posts abroad and nine local field registration centers.
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Registration for overseas voters will continue abroad despite the suspension of local voter registration in the Philippines due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has suspended the ongoing voter registration process nationwide due to the escalating threat of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
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