PR-110-2015
Filipinos Encouraged to Come for Overseas Voting Registration Before 31 October 2015
(Riyadh, 19 August 2015) - The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh wishes to remind the Filipino community in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that the Overseas Voting Registration for the 2016 National Elections will only be until 31 October 2015.
The Embassy regularly conducts Overseas Voting Registration from Sunday to Thursday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Embassy chancery. Overseas Voting Registration is also being conducted during the Embassy-on-Wheels Consular Outreach to the other regions under the Embassy’s jurisdiction.
Applicants are reminded to bring either of the following during OV Registration:
- Previously issued COMELEC Identification Cards;
- Photocopy of current Philippine passport;
- Photocopy of Seaman’s book (for Seafarers); or
- Other documents to prove that applicant is a Filipino.
The Embassy would also like to inform FilipinoS who have previously registered or have voted during the last 2013 elections that they can verify their status as Overseas Voters for proper coordination with the COMELEC before the set deadline and to avoid difficulties in voting during the election. (END)
