PH National Elections in Germany Successfully Concluded

Ambassador-designate Ma. Theresa Dizon-De Vega (right) with COMELEC Commissioner Al Parreño (center) and Philippine Ambassador to Belgium Eduardo Jose De Vega (left) at the National Board of Canvassers in Manila. (Berlin PE photo)

MANILA 21 May 2019 — The overseas voting for the 2019 Senatorial and Party-List Elections in Germany were concluded successfully with Ambassador-designate Ma. Theresa Dizon-De Vega’s personal delivery of the certificate of canvass and election returns to the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC) in Manila on 15 May 2019.

The counting process commenced as soon as the voting period ended at noontime (Central European Time), on 13 May 2019, and was completed at around 9 a.m. the next day. The ballots were divided among five precincts and were counted by their respective Special Boards of Election Inspectors (SBEIs) composed of Philippine Embassy in Berlin personnel and duly-appointed Filipino community volunteers.

As Special Board of Canvassers (SBOC) Chairperson, Ambassador-designate Dizon-De Vega led the canvassing of votes upon the precincts’ submission of results.

Representatives of the media and political parties, as well as independent observers were also present until the completion of the counting process.

A total of 2,317 Filipinos in Germany, including 41 seafarers in Hamburg, were able to cast their votes by mail or personally at the Embassy or on board vessels for seafarers, during the elections, which ran from April 13 to May 13. END

For more information, visit  www.berlinpe.dfa.gov.ph, www.philippine-embassy.de or https://www.facebook.com/PHinGermany.