Press Release
PR-150-2014
14 December 2014
Embassy Successfully Conducts 13th OV Registration Outreach
Breach of 30,000 mark expected
(Riyadh, 14 December 2014) – The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh successfully conducted its thirteenth (13th) Overseas Voting (OV) Registration Outreach at the Gas Beach Camp in Jubail, Eastern Province on 12 to 13 December 2014. With total figures reached in Jubail and the remaining time before the end of the year, the Embassy is expected to breach the 30,000 mark of new OV registrations facilitated for 2014.
The Embassy conducted its 13th Overseas Voting (OV) registration outreach at Gas Beach Camp in Jubail, Eastern Province on 12 to 13 December 2014 during Embassy on Wheels (EOW) in Jubail. The overseas voting outreach is the last scheduled for the year in Jubail.
A total of 405 new OV registrations/certifications were facilitated by members of both the Embassy’s and POLO Al Khobar’s OV Teams in coordination with the local Filipino Community in Jubail.
With figures obtained from Jubail, the Embassy’s total OV registration/certifications stand at 29,300 since registration began on 06 May 2014. With the remaining days in the year, the Embassy is expected to breach the 30,000 mark by the end of 2014.
“I encourage every qualified Filipino in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to register as overseas voters so they may exercise their right to vote during the Presidential Elections in 2016,” said Philippine Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Mr. Ezzedin H. Tago. END.
