PUBLIC ADVISORY: DFA Urges Deactivated Overseas Voters to Re-Register
05 December 2019 — The Department of Foreign Affairs - Overseas Voting Secretariat (DFA-OVS) informs the public that the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has deactivated 578,185 overseas voters for failing to participate in the 2016 and 2019 National and Local Elections. In this regard, the deactivated voters are urged to re-register in order for them to be able participate in the 2022 Presidential Elections.
Likewise, overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), as well as immigrants, seafarers, and students who are about to leave for abroad, and who are not yet registered Overseas Voters, may register from 16 December 2019 to 30 September 2021 at the following locations:
• Any Philippine Embassy, Consulate General, Mission, or Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO)
• Overseas Voter Registration Centers designated by COMELEC
All Filipino citizens who expect to be abroad from 09 April to 09 May 2022 during the overseas voting period for the 2022 Presidential Elections, and are at least 18 years old on 09 May 2022 and not otherwise disqualified by law, may register as an overseas voter at the abovementioned locations.
Register and vote!
Below is the list of deactivated overseas voters in each city:
ASIA
EUROPE
MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA
AMERICAS