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| The notice of the hearing on Oct 21 |
The Philippine Consulate in Hong Kong will hold its final hearing of applications relating to overseas voting registration on Oct. 21 at 4:30pm.
A total of 4,095 applications for registration, certification, transfer and reactivation of their voter’s record received by the Resident Election Registration Board (RERB) in Hong Kong between July 1 this year and the end of the registration period on Sept. 30, will be vetted during the hearing, which is normally uncontested.
The RERB, chaired by Vice Consul Jose Angelo Manuel,
previously conducted hearings on applications made from the start of the OV registration
on Jan 12, 2022 and June 30 this year were heard in batches earlier.
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| Pindutin para sa detalye |
The total number of applications received in Hong
Kong from those who intend to vote in next year’s mid-term election in the
Philippines has yet to be disclosed, but Manuel says he expects a final registration
tally of between 90,000 and 95,000, which is slightly higher than in the
previous overseas vote.
In the final batch of election registrants, the
biggest number came from the age group of between 30 to 39 years old with 1,452
applicants, followed closely by those aged 40 to 49 years old, with 1,021.
Surprisingly, there were four applicants aged 80
years old and above, two of them males and two females.
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| PINDUTIN PARA SA DETALYE |
Here is the full list of applicants for the period covered:
Those who wish to oppose any of the applications have until 5pm of Oct 15, 2024 to file their oppositions.
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| Basahin ang detalye! |
The hearing of the applications is open to the
public, but prior confirmation of attendance is required, by calling 2823 8535
or by signing up with the link provided in the Consulate’s post.
All those who make it to the final list of overseas
voters will have the chance to take part in the first-ever overseas internet
voting system, which will allow them to cast their vote anywhere in the world,
as long as they have internet connection.
Election officials hope this would encourage more
Filipinos abroad to vote, allowing them
greater participation in choosing the country’s next officials.
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