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Go out and vote, Marcos tells OFWs
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is urging overseas Filipinos to participate in the 2025 midterm elections and vote responsibly, emphasizing the ease and safety of the online process.
He encouraged voters to choose candidates with care, skill, and dignity to collectively shape a new Philippines.
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has extended the deadline for online overseas voting from May 7 to May 10.
Despite Comelec exploring online overseas voting via an app flagged by MIT and a Supreme Court case filed against its implementation, President Marcos Jr. encouraged voters to cast their ballots.
Seventy-seven Philippine consular posts will serve as voting centers, while 16 embassies and consulates will conduct in-person voting activities with ballots transported via mail.
Around 1.2 million Filipinos abroad are registered to vote.
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