Sunday, February 08, 2009
Infodrive: Let's register for 2010 Elections
This is sad. During the 2007 elections, only 15.5% out of the 504,110 overseas Filipinos who registered actually voted. This is a paltry figure in comparison to 2004 where 65%, or 233 thousand out of 359 thousand registered voters, actually voted. For the 2010 presidential and senatorial elections, I hope OFW voters increase in number.
Let's.
Below is the text of the press release issued by the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh.PRESS RELEASE NO. APV- 03 - 2009
30 January 2009
OAV Registration to start on February 1.
The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh has announced that the registration period for overseas absentee voting (OAV) will start on February 1, 2009. The registration will allow qualified Filipinos the opportunity to vote in the next Philippine National Elections on May 10, 2010.
The seven-month filing of applications for registration shall be from Saturdays to Wednesdays during working hours, as follows:
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah
The Embassy and the Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Al-Khobar are working on the arrangements for the possible venue for OAV registration in the Eastern Province. This shall be announced as soon as preparations are in place, including the conduct of mobile OAV registration activities in locations to be permitted by the Saudi government.
New OAV registrants are advised to submit a copy of their Philippine passport as a basic requirement for registration. Applications for Transfer of Registration Record, Correction of Wrong Entries in the Voter’s ID, and Change of Address, are also available.
Registered overseas absentee voters who failed to vote twice in the 2004 and 2007 elections, and who intend to vote in the Kingdom for the 2010 elections, are advised to register anew, as their names were removed from the National Registry of Overseas Absentee Voters (per COMELEC Resolution No. 8565).
Application forms are available at the Embassy and the Consulate, and may also be downloaded from the websites of the Embassy and the COMELEC.
Too, there is an ongoing drive to amend the current registration schedules in Saudi Arabia to include Thursdays and Fridays.
If you want to find out whether you're a registered OAV, COMELEC's website alphabetically lists the voters' names by country and consulate.
Related articles on the web:
OFWs urged to register for 2010 elections
COMELEC downloadable forms
Simula noong ako'y naging isang lehitimong botante sa bansang Pilipinas (11 years ago), isang beses pa lang akong bumoto; na nangyari noong 1998 Presidential Elections.
Hindi naman nanalo ang ibinoto ko sa pagkapangulo ng bansang Pilipinas. Ang nanalong Pangulo, hindi naman tumagal sa pwesto. Whew!
Una: Hindi talaga ako fan ng politics. Siguro nga dahil nadi-disappoint ako sa mga nangyayari sa at ginagawa ng ating mga leaders habang sila'y nasa katungkulan.
Pangalawa: Naka-register kasi ako sa aking hometown sa M'lang, Cotabato. Ang nangyari pagkatapos kong maka-graduate, sa Luzon na ako nagtrabaho hanggang sa nakarating ako rito. Wala rin akong permanent address sa Luzon kasi nga dahil ako'y single naman kung saan-saan ako dinidestino ng mga superiors ko kaya hindi ako naka-rehistro sa Luzon.
Ngayong nandito kaya ako sa ibang bansa, makakapagrehistro kaya ako at makakaboto sa 2010 elections? KUNG makapagparehistro man ako, MAY MAGAGANAP KAYANG 2010 elections?
Napakarami kong mga katanungan. Parang isang post na ito. Sorry po Kuya Nebz, wala naman akong intentionG ilipat dito ang The Chook-minder's Quill.
Ang sentimento mo ay sentimento ko rin.
Mula nang itinalaga ng batas na ako ay may karapatan nang bumoto, ni isa ay wala pang nanalo sa presidenteng ibinoto ko.
Naniniwala akong may magaganap na eleksyon. Kapag wala, hindi na ako uuwi ng Pinas kahit kailan...
As usual, salamat sa walang sawang pagkoment sa isla ko.
di yata ako maka relate dito kasi although nagpa register ako before na paso na ngayon at di ko rin nagamit...never pa akong nag participate sa any electoral procedure.. hayz
onga dapat mag-vote rin kayo! hehehe..
I’m encouraging all Filipino citizens who are registered voters to cast their votes wisely.Choose for the right candidate.Show your support and make it for a CHANGE.