15 April 2016 - The overseas voting in Spain for the Philippine national elections officially opened in Madrid and Barcelona on April 09.

On the first day of the elections, Philippine Ambassador to Spain Carlos C. Salinas and his spouse were the first to cast their votes using the Vote Counting Machine (VCM),   which is the first time to be conducted in Spain.

The entire personnel of the Philippine Embassy, together with the members of the Filipino community, were at the Embassy premises for the special event.

There were 45 walk-in votes cast in Madrid and 81 walk-in votes cast in Barcelona, garnering a total of 126 votes on the first day alone. END