Deputized election officials of the Embassy, witnessed by watchers of different parties and media representatives, convenes the Special Board of Canvasser (SBOC) to start the counting and canvassing of votes in accordance with COMELEC guidelines and procedures. This is immediately followed by the successful transmission of the election results to the COMELEC. (Doha PE Photo)

DOHA 21 May 2019 — The month-long electoral exercise concluded with a strong and inspiring turnout of voters who took the time to visit the Philippine Embassy in Doha and cast their votes to perform their important civic duty as proud overseas voters.

The overseas voting process formally ended with the deputized election officials of the Embassy, ensuring that all votes get counted, canvassed and transmitted successfully to the Commission on Elections (COMELEC)–National Canvassing Center at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Manila.

The Embassy has a total of 46 clustered precincts representing the 45,548 registered voters for the 2019 midterm elections. The final voter turnout reached 19.72 percent, with 8,982 voters personally casting their ballots.

The final and tabulated results of the overseas voting for the 2019 Senatorial and Party List Elections in Doha is posted at the Embassy information board and properly disseminated via its official Facebook and webpage. END

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