Manila Bulletin
Comelec: Overseas voter turnout already at 27%
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) reports a 27.84% partial turnout for overseas voting, with 472,559 Filipinos abroad having cast their ballots as of May 7, 2022.
This turnout is higher than the 18% recorded in the 2019 elections.
The Middle East and Africa region recorded the highest number of voters with 181,399, followed by the Asia Pacific region with 170,752 voters.
The North and Latin American region had 72,323 voters, and the European region had 48,084 voters.
Overseas voting began on April 10, 2022, and will conclude on May 9, 2022.
Overseas voting in Shanghai, China, remains suspended due to the COVID-19 situation, with a special election to be scheduled later.
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