PRESS RELEASE
PR-080-2016
06 May 2016
ORAS NG PAGBOTO MAS LALO PANG PINAHABA
13 oras ng pagboto sa huling 3 araw ng eleksyon
(Riyadh, 06 Mayo 2016) – Upang bigyan ng higit pang pagkakataon ang mga rehistradong botante sa Saudi Arabia na makaboto, lalo pang pinahaba ng Philippine Embassy sa Riyadh ang oras ng pagboto sa huling tatlong (3) araw ng eleksyon.
Mula 06 Mayo 2016 hanggang 08 Mayo 2016, labintatlong (13) oras na ang ilalaan ng Philippine Embassy sa Riyadh para sa pagboto . Magsisimula ang oras ng pagboto mula alas-8 ng umaga at matatapos ng alas-9 ng gabi sa mga araw ng 06, 07, at 08 Mayo 2016.
Magtatapos ang eleksyon sa ganap na alas-12 ng tanghali (Saudi Arabia time) sa araw ng Lunes, 09 Mayo 2016.
Ilang mga botante sa Philippine Embassy sa Riyadh
“Ito na po ang huling tatlong araw ng eleskyon. Inaanyayan ko ang lahat ng rehistradong botanteng Pilipino sa Saudi Arabia na maglaan ng kaunting oras upang magtungo sa Embassy at bumoto. Mas pinahaba ng Embassy ang oras ng pagboto upang bigyan ang mas nakararaming Pilipino na makaboto pagkatapos ng kanilang shift sa trabaho. Huwag po nating sayangin ang ating karapatan,” ani Ambassador Ezzedin H. Tago.
Kasama ang pagbabahaba ng voting hours sa Voters’ Education and Rights (VOTERS) Initiative ng Embassy para sa 2016 Philippine National Elections.
Mga dapat tandaan sa eleksyon:
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Venue: |
Philippine Embassy in Riyadh Diplomatic Quarter, Riyadh
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International Philippine School in Al Khobar (IPSA) Al Khobar, Eastern Province
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Who may vote: |
Registered overseas voters whose names appear in the CLOV under Riyadh PE; registered seafarers See http://riyadhpe.dfa.gov.ph/index.php/component/content/article/114-overseas-voting/2325
Overseas voters with active status but are registered in another precinct may vote provided they have an ‘Authority to Add and Delete’ from COMELEC |
Registered overseas voters whose names appear in the CLOV under POLO Al Khobar; registered seafarers See http://riyadhpe.dfa.gov.ph/index.php/component/content/article/114-overseas-voting/2326 Overseas voters with active status but are registered in another precinct may vote provided they have an ‘Authority to Add and Delete’ from COMELEC |
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Period: |
09 April to 09 May 2016 Daily including weekends and holidays |
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Daily schedule: |
Daily 8:00AM to 9:00PM |
Weekdays: 12:00NN to 8:00PM Weekends: 9:00AM to 8:00PM |
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Last day: |
09 May 2016 from 8:00AM to 12:00NN* *Per COMELEC Res. 10087 |
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Requirements: |
ANY of the following may be presented to the SBEI:
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Reminders: |
Inspect your voter receipt and drop it in the receipt receptacle. Do not leave voting area with the voter receipt. Taking photographs of the ballot or the voter receipt is an election offense. Campaigning inside the polling area and within a 30-meter radius, including wearing campaign material for or against any candidate or party, is an election offense. |
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