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OFWs in UAE relieved with Comelec extension of pre-voting enrolment
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has extended the pre-enrollment period for the Online Voting and Counting System (OVCS) for overseas Filipinos until May 10, 2025, moving the deadline from May 7.
This extension was granted to encourage more overseas Filipino voters to enroll, in response to multiple requests from various Filipino communities abroad.
As of May 3, 2025, only 134,474 overseas Filipino voters had pre-enrolled for the system, representing 11.01% of the 1,220,942 registered overseas voters eligible for OVCS.
The Comelec also approved the creation of 10 additional OFOV user accounts to expedite the approval of pending enrollment applications.
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