The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is encouraging greater participation among overseas Filipino voters as the month-long overseas voting begins on
The Commission on Elections is encouraging greater participation among overseas Filipino voters as the month-long overseas voting begins on April 13, while also reinforcing security measures for the 2025 national and local elections through inter-agency coordination with top security officials.
Garcia highlighted the convenience of this system, particularly for seafarers who no longer need to dock to vote. Meanwhile, 13 posts abroad—including countries like China and Russia—will use automated counting machines , as local laws do not permit online voting.For the 2025 polls, overseas voters will elect 12 senators and one party-list group, with voting set to end on May 12 at 7 p.m. .
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