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PHILIPPINE NATIONAL ELECTIONS 2025

Registered Filipino overseas voters (in Posts/Countries adopting online voting) may vote online in the May 12, 2025 elections.

To participate, you must be pre-enrolled as an online voter. Pre-enrolment for online voting via the COMELEC Voting Portal is from March 10 to May 7, 2025.

The 30-day overseas voting period is from 13 April 2025 until 12 May 2025, at 7:00PM Philippine Standard Time.

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VaxCertPH Now Included in ICAO Health Master List

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Assistant Secretary Henry Bensurto turns over VaxCertPH encrypted copy to ICAO (Photo Credit: Ottawa PE)

DFA Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Henry Bensurto turned over the encrypted copy of the Philippine Digital Vaccination Certificate (VaxCertPH) to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The VaxCertPH will now be included in the ICAO Health Master List which will facilitate the recognition of Philippine vaccination certificates.

Assistant Secretary Bensurto was joined by Assistant Director Von Ryan Pangwi and Third Secretary and Vice Consul Jan Michael Gomez. The event took place at the ICAO Headquarters in Montreal last 14 September 2022.

Philippines Participates in 17th ICAO TRIP Symposium in Montreal

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19 September 2022 – A delegation from the DFA Office of Consular Affairs participated in the 17^th Traveller Information Program (TRIP) Symposium in Montreal, Canada from 13 to 15 September 2022. The TRIP Symposium is a venue for updates on the international standards relating to traveller information including ePassports.

DFA OCA Assistant Secretary Henry Bensurto, and Passport Division Assistant Director Von Ryan Pangwi was joined by Philippine Embassy’s Third Secretary and Vice Consul Jan Michael Gomez as part of the Philippine Delegation.

Filipinos to Meet Manpower Needs of Canada Shipbuilder

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Chargé d'Affaires, a.i. Francisco Noel Fernandez III discusses shipbuilding resources with Irving Shipbuilding's Human Resources Vice President Jim Rennie as Labor Representative Rachel Zozobrado-Nagayo (center) and Consul, a.h. Consuelo Lacson (2R) listen. (Photo Credit: Ottawa PE)

Chargé d'Affaires, a.i. Francisco Noel R. Fernandez III met Irving Shipbuilding's Human Resources Vice President Jim Rennie in Halifax to better understand the company's manpower requirements. The initial meeting took place on 18 September 2022 with Labor Representative Rachel Zozobrado-Nagayo and Consul, a.h. Consuelo Lacson.

Contracted to build the Canadian Armed Forces' next generation of naval surface warships, Irving Shipbuilding is tapping the experiences and expertise of Filipinos in this important endeavor.

Filipinos in Halifax Briefed on Rights and Services

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Participants to the PAOS in Halifax join officials from the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa and POLO Toronto. (Photo Credit: Ottawa PE)

The Philippine Embassy in Ottawa, together with the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Toronto, hosted a Post Arrival Orientation Seminar (PAOS) in Halifax for Filipino employees on 18 September 2022.

Chargé d'Affaires, a.i. Francisco Noel R. Fernandez III introduced participants to indicators necessary to combat human trafficking. POLO officials led by Labor Representative Rachel Zozobrado-Nagayo and Welfare Officer Malou Reyes briefed participants on POLO services available to them. Consul, a.h. Consuelo Lacson, who is based in Halifax, was likewise in attendance to welcome the participants.