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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: VOTER'S ID

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On behalf of the Commision on Elections (COMELEC), the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa is pleased to announce that overseas voters who filed their application for registration in 2015 at the Embassy and whose names appear in the list may now claim their respective Voter IDs either personally or through their duly authorized representative(s).

Overseas voters who have not received their IDs and are not in the list may inquire directly with the Office for Overseas Voting located at the 7th floor, Palacio del Gobernador Building, Intramuros Manila through telephone number +632 521 2952, 522 2251 or through email address <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>

Similarly, all concerned individuals having inquiries and/or difficulties in accessing the said list may contact the Consular Section of the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa through telephone number +1.613.233.1121. The Embassy is open to the public from 9:00AM to 5:00PM, Monday to Friday, except Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays.

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Notice of Registration and Election for the 2019 National Elections

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TO ALL FILIPINO CITIZENS:

Notice is hereby given that under Republic Act No. 9189 as amended by Republic Act. No. 10590, all citizens of the Philippines abroad, who are not otherwise disqualified by law, at least eighteen (18) years of age on May 13, 2019, and who are registered overseas voters, may vote for Senators and Party-List Representatives.  (Follow this link: https://youtu.be/rqKFixPsMCU to view the OAV Public Service Announcement)

All qualified Filipino citizens who are not registered overseas voters may file their applications at the nearest embassy/consulate or other registration centers authorized by the Commission on Elections.

To register, all applicants must personally appear at any Philippine Embassy, consulate, Manila Economic Cultural Offices in Taiwan or authorized field registration centers for biometrics capturing and bring the following requirements: 1) Photocopy of valid passport or if dual citizen, 2) Copy of Oath of Allegiance or Proof of Philippine citizenship from the Bureau of Immigration; or for seamen, 3) Copy of Seaman's Book.

Filing of applications for registration shall be from December 1, 2016 to October 31, 2018.

The 30-day voting period will commence on April 13, 2019 until May 13, 2019 (Philippine time) at the Philippine Embassy, consulate, Manila Economic Cultural Offices in Taiwan, or other foreign service establishments authorized by the Commission to conduct the voting and counting. Time of voting to be announced later.

THE OFFICE FOR OVERSEAS VOTING
7th Floor, Palacio del Gobernador Bldg.,
Intramuros, Manila

See Comelec Website or download the Notice

PHILIPPINE ENVOY TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CORRECTS UN HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT ON THE PHILIPPINES

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14 September 2016 — Ambassador Cecilia B. Rebong, the Philippines’ Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, today corrected the report delivered by the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein. She stated that President Rodrigo Duterte has never empowered police officers to “shoot to kill” any individual whom they claim to suspect of drug crimes. What he said was the police have the right to defend themselves when their lives are endangered when drug suspects violently resist arrest.

Delivering the Philippine statement on the second day of the 33rd Session of the Human Rights Council in response to Mr. Al Hussein’s report, Ambassador Rebong emphasized that the ongoing campaign against illegal drugs, which has the overwhelming support of the Filipino public, is “being waged under the leadership and direction of President Rodrigo Duterte, with a firm adherence to the rule of law, due process, and human rights principles.”

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