PH Embassy in Madrid Resumes Overseas Voter’s Registration for Filipinos in Spain, Andorra, Morocco 

The Philippine Embassy in Madrid resumes its overseas voter’s registration on 15 August 2020. (Madrid PE photo)

MADRID 20 August 2020 – The Philippine Embassy in Madrid resumed its registration of Filipinos for overseas voting on 15 August 2020, five months following its suspension due to the Spanish government’s declaration of “State of Alarm” due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The overseas registration was also conducted during the “Araw ng Embajador”, a Saturday special consular services for the Filipino community in Malaga, on 19 August 2020.  

The Embassy installed a desk shield prior to the resumption of registration, and is implementing safety protocols such as temperature checks of applicants and use of the personnel of face shields and face masks to ensure safety of both registrants and Embassy personnel.

The ongoing registration is in preparation for the 2022 Philippine National Elections, which allows Filipinos residing abroad to register at the Embassy as overseas voters and consequently exercise their right to vote during the Philippines’ national elections. 

The Philippine Embassy in Madrid, which currently has 26,000 registered overseas voters from Spain, Andorra, and Morocco, encourages overseas Filipinos of majority age or who will be 18 at the time of May 2022 elections to visit the Embassy with their valid Philippine passport to register.  END 

An applicant registers at the Philippine Embassy in Madrid as an overseas voter. (Madrid PE photo)

For more information, visit  https://www.madripe.dfa.gov.ph, https://www.philembassymadrid.com, or https://www.facebook.com/PHinSpain/.