Comelec: Over 17K Pinoys abroad registered for pre-voting system

More than 17,000 overseas Filipinos have already registered in the pre-voting enrollment system for Eleksyon 2025, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec).

Data from Comelec showed a total of 17,323 individuals have enrolled for the online voting and counting system (OVCS) as of Tuesday, April 1,2025.

The enrollment started on March 20 and will last until May 7, 2025.

Voters can do the pre-voting enrollment through their own internet-capable device, voting kiosks at the Philippine Posts, or the field/mobile pre-voting enrollment scheduled by the Philippine Post.

Voters should observe the following in the pre-voting enrollment:

• Sign up using the official link for pre-voting enrollment provided by the Comelec;
• Follow the instructions indicated therein; and
• Once the pre-voting enrollment is successful, the overseas voter can vote online during the 30-day Overseas Voting period.

READ: Here's how overseas Filipinos can cast their votes online for Eleksyon 2025

Overseas voters can cast their votes online using electronic devices such as mobile phones and laptops starting April 13 until May 12, election day in the Philippines.

Earlier, poll chief George Garcia urged the 1.2 million Filipino overseas voters to pre-enroll, saying the OVCS will now accept all government-issued identification (ID) cards including passports, seaman’s books, driver’s licenses, and national IDs. 

Garcia also called on local voters to remind their relatives abroad to pre-enroll, saying registered voters will not be allowed to cast ballots in the upcoming polls if unregistered.

According to Comelec, there are 69.6 million registered voters for the May polls, and of that number, 68.4 million are in the country while 1.2 million are overseas voters. —VAL, GMA Integrated News

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