The Comelec hopes that the introduction of online voting would boost voter participation among migrant Filipinos, as overseas turnout in the 2022 polls was only at 38% – way below the domestic voter turnout at 84%
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MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections on Tuesday, June 25, signed a deal with the joint venture led by US-based company Sequent Tech to deliver an online voting tool that will be used by most overseas Filipinos in 2025. Present during Tuesday’s ceremonial signing event were Comelec Chairman George Garcia, Comelec Commissioner Aimee Ferolino, SMS Global Technologies Incorporated president Anthony Christian Angeles, and Sequent Tech’s chief technology officer Eduardo Robles.would boost voter participation among migrant Filipinos, as overseas turnout in the 2022 polls was only at 38% – way below the domestic voter turnout at 84%.
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