Comelec extends OFOV pre-enrollment deadline to May 10

On Tuesday, May 6, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) extended the deadline for overseas Filipinos to pre-enroll in the internet voting system until Saturday, May 10.

The original deadline was set for Wednesday, May 7 but was pushed back due to a low number of pre-enrollees and multiple requests from Filipino communities abroad.

OFOV Director Ian Geonanga requested an extension amid concerns that the remaining time would be insufficient for many voters to complete their pre-enrollment.

The Comelec also approved creating ten additional OFOV user accounts to expedite approval processes for pending applications.

As of Tuesday, May 6, around 200,000 overseas Filipino voters had registered for the pre-voting enrollment system since it opened on March 20.

There are currently 1.2 million overseas voters out of a total of 69.6 million registered voters for the May 12 polls.