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Democracy biggest winner in automated polls - RP envoy to US

By Jose Katigbak | May 12, 2010 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON – Ambassador Willy Gaa said his candidate and the candidate of all Filipinos – democracy – won Monday’s general elections.

Headlines

80,000 overseas votes cast - DFA

By Pia Lee-Brago | May 2, 2010 - 12:00am

Over 80,000 overseas Filipinos have already cast their votes in various Philippine embassies and consulates worldwide, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday.

Headlines

DFA: Almost 30,000 overseas Pinoys have cast their ballots

By Pia Lee-Brago | April 18, 2010 - 12:00am

The first week of overseas absentee voting (OAV) in Philippine embassies and consulates general around the world had a good turnout of voters, with almost 30,000 Filipinos casting their ballots.

Headlines

Proliferation of candidates feared to confuse voters

By Jose Katigbak | March 12, 2010 - 12:00am

The good news for me is I received my overseas absentee ballot papers today from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and I can vote for the first time ever.

Headlines

Comelec rejects 4,302 overseas absentee voting applications

By Sheila Crisostomo | August 30, 2009 - 12:00am

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has rejected 4,302 applications for overseas absentee voting (OAV) for the May 2010 elections.

Absentee voter turnout hits 65 percent

By Jose Aravilla and Pia Lee-Brago | May 11, 2004 - 12:00am

The first-ever overseas absentee voting conducted in Philippine history had a "good" voter turnout of 65 percent out of 354,000 Filipino voters registered at various Philippine embassies abroad, the Commission...

Headlines

Land-based OFWs start voting today

By Marvin Sy | April 12, 2004 - 12:00am

The acid test begins. The bulk of absentee voters will start casting their votes today as the landmark exercise commences for land-based Filipinos overseas. Absentee voting will continue until May 10, election day. Out...

Headlines

Comelec palpak sa OFWs registration

September 4, 2003 - 12:00am

Malaking kapalpakan ang kauna-unahang implementasyon ng Comelec sa registration ng mga botante sa mga overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) sa ibang bansa sa pagpapatupad ng Absentee Voting.Base sa datos ng Overseas Absentee...

Bansa

Absentee voting registration begins in Papua

August 2, 2003 - 12:00am

Foreign Affairs Secretary Blas Ople described the month-long registration for overseas Filipino voters as off to a good start with the Philippine Embassy in Papua New Guinea having the distinction of welcoming the...

Headlines