PH Consulate in SF Approves 1,118 Overseas Voting Applications During First RERB Hearing
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – The Resident Election Registration Board (RERB) of the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco convened on 17 April 2023 at the Romulo Hall of the Philippine Center, to hear Overseas Voting (OV) applications filed at the Consulate from 9 December 2022 to 31 March 2023.
The RERB, composed of Deputy Consul General Raquel Solano, Vice Consul Adrian Baccay and Ms. Genevieve Ferrer, approved a total of 1,118 applications during the hearing.
The Consulate, along with other Philippine embassies and consulates worldwide, resumed OV registration on 9 December 2022, and will continue registering voters until 30 September 2024.
All Filipino citizens who will be outside the Philippines, are at least 18 years of age on 12 May 2025, and are not otherwise disqualified by law, may register with the Consulate as overseas voters for the 2025 Philippine National Elections. The Consulate’s method of overseas voting is postal voting, where official ballots are sent to the overseas voter’s residence via mail.
Registered overseas voters of previous elections who moved to a new residence within the Consulate’s area of jurisdiction, are also urged to visit the Consulate and apply for change of residential address.
Additional information on the ongoing overseas voting registration is available on the Consulate’s official website. END