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Landmark Overseas Online Voting for 2025 Midterm Polls Concludes
Tue, May 13th 2025
article thumbnailDOHA 13 May 2025 — The Special Board of Canvassers (SBOC) of the Doha Overseas Voting Precinct successfully transmitted the results of the #Halalan2025 overseas voting to the National Board of...
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DOHA 13 May 2025 — The Special Board of Canvassers (SBOC) of the Doha Overseas Voting Precinct successfully transmitted the results of the #Halalan2025 overseas voting to the National Board of Canvassers in Manila on 12 May 2025.


A total of 10,418 Filipino voters in the peninsula took part in the inaugural overseas online voting, representing 32.64 percent of the 31,922 registered voters in Qatar.

The canvassing of votes was preceded by a 30-day voting period, which commenced on 13 April 2025 and concluded on 12 May 2025 at 2:00 p.m. (Qatar time).


Philippine Ambassador to the State of Qatar, and Chair of the Doha OV Precinct SBOC, His Excellency Mardomel Celo D. Melicor, said the conduct of the historic overseas online voting was generally peaceful and orderly.

“The successful conduct of the first online voting for registered and enrolled Filipino voters in Qatar is a triumph for democracy,” he said. “In casting their votes, our kababayans affirmed the ballot's role in ensuring their voices are heard.”

For more information, visit dohape.dfa.gov.ph, facebook.com/PHinQatar, or instagram.com/phinqatar.

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MANILA 08 May 2025 – The Philippines and Qatar convened the 2nd Joint Consultation Meeting on Political Matters at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in Manila.


The Philippine delegation was led by the Honorable Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro, DFA Undersecretary for Bilateral Relations and ASEAN Affairs, while the Qatari delegation was headed by His Excellency Dr. Ahmad Hassen M.A. Alhammadi, Secretary General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar.

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Philippine Ambassador to the State of Qatar Mardomel Celo Melicor, called on Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco on Tuesday, 06 May 2025, at the DOT Central Office in Makati City.

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DOHA 03 May 2025 — Philippine Ambassador to the State of Qatar, His Excellency Mardomel Celo D. Melicor, received Her Excellency Roseline Kathure Njogu, Principal Secretary at the State Department for Diaspora Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs of the Republic of Kenya, on 29 April 2025 at the Embassy Chancery.

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