29 June 2015 – The Philippine Embassy in Brunei Darussalam already reached its target of 3,000 new overseas voting registrants for the period 06 May 2014 to 31 October 2015 on June 26.
The target was set by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and the Overseas Voting Secretariat during the Training for the Resumption of Continuing Registration of Overseas Voters held from 09 to 11 April 2014 in Macau SAR.
Mr. Noel A. Salumbides, a 28 year-old steward stationed offshore in Kuala Belait, some 110 kilometers away from Bandar Seri Begawan, was awarded a certificate being the Embassy’s 3,000th Overseas Voting registrant.
Philippine Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam Meynardo LB. Montealegre thanked the Embassy’s overseas voting team for its achievement, but he encouraged all to do more to encourage eligible overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Brunei to register for overseas voting. “Let us make them realize that they have a voice in choosing our next batch of leaders,” the Ambassador added. END