MANILA, Philippines — Close to a thousand Filipinos working abroad registered on Thursday in various posts to allow them to vote in the May 2010 presidential election, the Department of Foreign Affairs said.
There are now a total of 175,687 newly-registered Overseas Absentee Voters (OAV), up from Thursday’s figure of 174,815, the DFA said.
Those who will want to register have 17 days more before the August 31deadline set by the DFA.
The figure represents only 17.5 percent of the one million new registrants being targetted by the DFA.
Posts in the Asia and the Pacific had the highest number of OAV registrants with 49,804, followed by the Middle East with 33,361, the Americas with 31,808 and Europe with 19,153.
Registration posts manned by Philippine Overseas Employment Agency(POEA) had 18,471 registrants, followed by those at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) with 13,440; Commission on Filipinos Overseas, 4,815; and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration with 4,835. –Lira Dalangin-Fernandez, INQUIRER.net
January – ZERO WASTE MONTH
“Stop wasting our money.
Stop corruption!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.
Accept National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
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January
24 Jan – International Day of Education
26 Jan – International Day of Clean Energy
Monthly Observances:
National Microinsurance Month
Zero Waste Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 1: National Time Consciousness Week
Week 3: National Mental Health Week
Last Week: Children’s Week
Daily Observances:
January 6: Community Development Day
Third Sunday: Children’s Day
Day of Sanctity and Protection of Human Life
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