At least 1.4 million overseas Filipinos are so far eligible to vote in the 2022 Philippine elections.
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic that is seen to continue ravaging the world until next year, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) aims to have 1.6 million more register.
Based on Comelec data as of May 19, there are 1,423,941 total registered overseas voters.
Filipinos abroad will cast their ballots ahead of the larger population at home from April 10 to May 9, 2022.
So far there are more than 62 million voters registered to vote in the upcoming national and local elections, according to the Comelec. There were 61,843,771 registered voters during the 2019 midterm elections.
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has projected an estimated 73 million voting population by next year’s elections.
Such is the importance of overseas Filipinos, especially during the election.
On Saturday, October 9, 2021, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson will hold a virtual meet with Filipinos in Singapore. The event will also be streamed live on Sen. Lacson’s Facebook page (@PingLacsonOfficial).
