Comelec: 3 million overseas voters eyed in 2025 polls

March 26, 2024 | 12:00am

Committee on Electoral Reforms and People’s Participation chairperson Senator Imee Marcos reminds the Commission on Elections (Comelec) that while it has rule-making power as a constitutional commission, it does not have the power to enact laws on February 13, 2024.

STAR / Jesse Bustos

MANILA, Philippines — With internet voting, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is looking to have up to three million Filipinos abroad participate in the May 2025 midterm elections.

Comelec Chairman George Garcia reported that a total of 1,105,000 Filipinos abroad have already registered since the resumption of voter registration for overseas voting over a year ago.

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