Comelec sees half of 1.3m voters abroad casting ballots The official voting period for overseas Filipino voters began yesterday, with six expatriates in
Commission on Elections employees observe the online voting and counting system as the overseas voting period begins for the 2025 national elections. The official voting period for overseas Filipino voters began yesterday, with six expatriates in Singapore being the first to cast their votes for the May midterm elections through internet voting, according to the Commission on Elections .
“I hope we can at least get 50 percent of the 1.321 million voters because we are introducing Internet voting,” Comelec Chairperson George Garcia said over the weekend. “This Internet voting is a huge benefit, especially for our fellow seafarers since they no longer need to dock at a port to vote because even if they are on the ship, if they have a cellphone, laptop, iPad, they can vote,” Garcia explained.“Is it protected? Yes, we guarantee it. It has passed all international certifications, all source code reviews, and at the same time, we have also installed all kinds of security,” Garcia said.
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