SEN. LOREN LEGARDA YESTERDAY URGED THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS TO EXTEND THE REGISTRATION OF FILIPINO VOTERS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES “SO AS TO EXTEND TO THEM THE PRIMARY RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE.”
There are an estimated eight to ten million overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and emigrants, including dual citizens, abroad. Under Philippine election laws, they are all entitled to vote.
“The right to vote is the primary right of every Filipino citizen or dual citizen,” Loren said. “It is the duty of the Comelec to provide them with the means to exercise that right as much as possible.”
Furthermore, according to Loren, the OFWs and Filipino emigrants are sending to the Philippines billions of dollars annually, keeping the Philippines afloat economically amidst a trouble sea of the global economic crisis.
“It is the least we can do to show our gratitude for their sacrifices and their continuing concern for our country despite their absence from our country,” declared Loren. “The government must not be seen to be abandoning them by failure to protect their rights as citizens and saviors of our country.”
Loren urged the Comelec to coordinate closely with the Department of Foreign Affairs in activating Philippine embassies, consulates and other offices in foreign countries to register Filipino citizens and dual citizens so that they can exercise their right of suffrage in the coming May 10 elections.
“The Comelec cannot just give excuses that it does not have enough time. It can undertake the registration in coordination with our foreign offices even while making preparations for the automated voting,” Loren declared.
Earlier, Comelec said it would pilot automated polls in Hong Kong and Singapore. These two places registered the highest turnout of overseas voters’ enlistment at 95,355 and 31,853, respectively.
Source: http://lorenlegarda.com.ph/news_070_Loren_urges_comelec_to_extend_registration_of_overseas_voters.php
Sunday, January 24, 2010
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iextend para makaboto lahat tapos mailuklok kung sino ung tamang presidente at bise presidente
ReplyDeletemao lage [para mahatagan pod sila higayon na makaboto kung kinsa gyod ang mo daog ug ang dapat mo lingkod sa puwesto.
ReplyDeleteoo nga nmn i extend ung registration xmpre mga hardworking yung mga filipino's abroad kya they badly have tym to register b4 so sana nmn mging considerate at mgkaron pa ulit ng registration sa abroad kc it's their right to practice voting khit malyo cla
ReplyDeleteyes youre right coz eventhough there not around most of the time but still they are part of our country. and they are a great help also to seek whos the best candidate in our country. And yup its thier right to vote..Good that sen. lOren imposed that registration will be extended for them..
ReplyDeleteibgay dapat sa knila ang priveledge to vote khit na ,wala cla dito sa bansa natin kxe gusto rin nmn nilang iboto ung mga npipisil nilang mga klndidato at gusto din nmn nilang mgkaron ng pgbabago sa buhay ng mga tao sa loob at labs ng bnsa
ReplyDeletePgboto n nga lng ipagdadamot pba ntin yun sa mga kababayan nating OFW grabe namn ata yun at hindi na tama yun noh dapt jan bgyan ng aksyon at iextend ang registration for election ng mga pilipino sa lbas ng ating bansa pra khit papaano nmn ay mbawasan yung pagod nila kc mgiging msya nmn cla kung maiboboto nila yung mga taong gusto nilang mailuklok sa gobyerno :)
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