MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced that overseas voter registration for the 2028 national and local polls will begin on Dec. 1, 2025, giving millions of Filipinos abroad almost two years to enlist.
In an advisory posted on social media, the poll body said the registration period would run until Sept. 30, 2027. During this time, Filipinos overseas may apply for new registration, transfer of records, reactivation, correction of entries, change of address, reinclusion, or certification.
Comelec to open nearly two-year overseas voter registration for 2028 elections
Applicants are required to present a valid Philippine passport, a post-issued certification, or a certified true copy of the order approving their retention or reacquisition of Philippine citizenship. Seafarers may also submit a photocopy of their Seafarer’s Identification and Record Book.
Applications may be filed at Philippine embassies, consulates, designated registration centers abroad, the Comelec Office for Overseas Voting in Manila, or at local field registration centers in the Philippines during office hours.
The last overseas registration period ran from Dec. 9, 2022 to Sept. 30, 2024. For the May 2025 elections, Comelec recorded about 1.241 million registered overseas voters, spread across the Middle East, North America, Asia and Oceania, and Africa., This news data comes from:http://gyglfs.com
- PH Construction Board asked to address 'accreditation for sale' scandal
- Afghan quake death toll surges to over 2,200
- Iran says open to US nuclear talks, rejects missile curbs
- New Zealand to allow some wealthy foreign investors onto property market
- DILG to roll out nationwide unified 911 hotline on Sept. 11
- Passenger with fake Overseas Employment Certificate barred from leaving
- South Korean prosecutors indict Yoon's wife, former PM
- Hope dwindles for survivors days after deadly Afghan quake
- Discaya companies' licenses revoked for bid-rigging
- Unnamed skeletons? US museum at center of ethical debate
