PH Embassy in Rome Delivers, Receives Ballot Packets in Florence

PHOTO: Voting and as a start to the month-long voting period for the 2019 Philippine Senatorial and Party List Elections, the Philippine Embassy in Rome delivered and received election ballot packets in the city of Florence in Tuscany on 13-14 April 2019.

The activity was held during the Embassy’s consular outreach scheduled on said dates.

To continue its information drive for the Philippine elections and increase voter turnout, the Embassy also held a dialogue with Filipino community leaders based in Florence and Tuscany region, who voiced out their concerns about the process for the ongoing elections.

Photo shows a female overseas voter (right, standing) receives her election-ballot packet from Commission on Election-deputized Special-Ballot-Reception-and-Custody-Group member Marion Reyes (left, standing) of the Philippine Embassy in Rome during its Consular Outreach in Florence, Italy on 13-14 April 2019. Also shown on the monitor screen is a COMELEC info video on gender equality in Philippine politics. (Rome PE photo)

A male overseas voter (right) to submits his accomplished election-ballot packet to Special Ballot Reception and Custody Group member Marion Reyes of the Philippine Embassy in Rome during its Consular Outreach in Florence, Italy on 13-14 April 2019. Also shown on the monitor screen is a Commission on Election info video on gender equality in Philippine politics. (Rome PE photo)

Special Ballot Reception and Custody Group member Marion Reyes (left) of the Philippine Embassy in Rome checks the completeness and accuracy of the accomplished election ballot packet submitted by a female overseas voter during the Embassy’s Consular Outreach in Florence, Italy on 13-14 April 2019. (Rome PE photo)

The Philippine Embassy in Rome, led by Third Secretary and Vice Consul Nadine Morales (left, standing), holds a dialogue with Filipino Community Organization leaders, based in Florence and Tuscany region, who voice out their concerns about the 2019 Philippine national elections process, during its Consular Outreach in Florence, Italy on 13-14 April 2019, where the Embassy’s Commission on Election-deputized personnel also distributed and received election-ballot packets. (Rome PE photo)

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