by ace | Nov 2, 2011 | Announcements, National News
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Nov. 02 (PIA)–Gisugdan na karong adlawa sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) ang pagpalista sa mga overseas absentee voters (OAV) isip pagpangandam sa 2013 Senatorial ug Partylist elections. Kahinumdoman nga una nang gitakda sa poll body niadtong Oktubre 31 ang registration period, apan gi-oktaba kini human gi-deklarar sa Malacañang nga special non-working holiday ang maong petsa. Matud pa sa buhatan, ang registration himuon sa tanang mga authorized Comelec representatives sa tanang mga embahada ug konsulada sa Pilipinas sa tibuok nasud.
Giingong kinahanglan lamang i-presentar sa mga applicants ang ilang mga valid Philippine passports o kaha ang seaman’s book alang sa mga tripulanteng Pinoy aron makaparehistro. Una nang gipahayag ni Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes nga molanat ang registration period gikan Nobyembre 2, 2011 hangtud Oktobre 31, 2012. Samtang giingong pabor usab ang Comelec sa gidusong online polls alang sa overseas absentee voting. Matud pa ni Comelec Spokesman James Jimenez, mas praktikal kini alang sa mga overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) nga kadaghanan nagpuyo layo sa mga gibutang nga voting center. Nagtuo ang Comelec nga mahimong dakung tabang kini aron mapataas ang voters turnout sa OAV. (PIA-Bohol/ecb)
by magnolia_eic | Apr 10, 2010 | Election 2010, Headlines, World
Filipinos based here and in Singapore began voting today, Saturday, for national positions in the Philippines and took a first try at the automated polls.
Cesar Flores, President of Smartmatic Asia, said that so far, voting has been ongoing without any interuptions, as the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines were “running well”.
At the end of today’s voting period, the machines will print out an initial election return, which will be recorded by the Special Board of Election Inspectors.
Flores assured that the machines were secured in the center. the SBEIs will also print a document before the start of the voting period each day to show that there were no changes made in the data inside the machines during the night.
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by anyajulia | Oct 20, 2008 | Headlines, National News
The employment situation for Filipino workers abroad remains bright, said Labor Secretary Marianito Roque, as he allayed worries of possible massive displacements of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) because of the global financial crisis.
According to Roque, despite the slowdown of the world economy and the US financial crisis, the deployment of OFWs continues to grow.
Roque also stressed that DOLE has not received any indication or any reports from their 37 labor offices abroad of any reduction in the requirement for Filipino overseas workers.
Based on reports, Middle East is still growing in terms of employment opportunities, and so is Canada, and Australia.
DOLE is also looking at France, Norway and New Zealand as new markets that would be needing the services of Filipinos. (PIA/Bohol)
