Philippine posts in Canada records ‘significant increase’ in voting turnout & More News Here

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine overseas service posts in Canada reported the next abroad voting turnout for the 2022 nationwide elections after the particular board of canvassers accomplished canvassing ballots on Wednesday night regardless of delayed poll deliveries.

According to the embassy’s advisory printed Friday morning, Philippine time, a complete of 31,802 registered abroad Filipino voters solid their ballots. This is 35.05% of the full 90,729 registered voters throughout Canada and Bermuda, increased in comparison with the 28.62% turnout seen in the 2016 nationwide elections.

“The significant increase in voters’ turnout for the 2022 National Elections, exceeding by more than 9,000 the valid ballots counted during the 2016 National Elections, demonstrated the vibrancy and inclusiveness of our democratic process even for overseas Filipinos in Canada,” ambassador Rodolfo Robles stated.

There are 4 overseas service posts in Canada, particularly an embassy based mostly in Ottawa and consulates in Vancouver, Calgary, and Toronto, catering to 49 voting precincts. 

The embassy stated the official certificates of canvass (COC) detailing the distribution of votes for the president, vice chairman, senate and party-list representatives has been made public by a bulletin board in its workplace. 

A separate set of the COC, the SD playing cards, and the minutes of voting from each particular board of election inspectors (SBEI) shall be delivered to Manila for the Commission on Elections.

ADVISORY: OVERSEAS VOTE COUNT COMPLETED FOR CANADA pic.twitter.com/pQ7508YRsN

— Philippine Embassy in Canada (@PHinCanada) May 12, 2022

Just over per week earlier than the election deadline, Canada-based Filipinos had been asking if the Comelec or the Philippine posts there would settle for mail-in ballots postmarked earlier than May 9 as some voters acquired their election packets late, additional delaying their voting course of. 

Filipino voters in areas the place solely postal voting is performed had been solely allowed to solid ballots in individual per week earlier than May 9.

READ: Vancouver consulate opens doorways for in-person voting

Groups searching for recount in Toronto

Bayan Muna party-list in addition to Robredo supporters in Canada at the moment are searching for a recount of votes in the Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Toronto, a replica of the certificates of problem or protest was included in ABS-CBN’s TFC News Report on May 12. 

Koalisyon Kontra-Daya Spokesperson Marissa Corpus instructed TFC News that that they had doubts over the “60-30 ratio” allegedly logged in every precinct.

“There is uniformity in the ratio of votes between presidential candidates Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Leni Robredo as well as for vice presidential candidates Sara Duterte and Francis Pangilinan, which they argue is highly improbable and raises questions on the integrity of the [vote-counting machines],” the certificates of problem or protest towards the choice of the SBEI reads.

The party-list reportedly demanded a handbook recount. Meanwhile, the SBEI has determined to “refer the matter to [the] Comelec.”

But in a separate assertion dated May 12, the PCG in Toronto emphasised they’ve been “transparent from the start.” 

The publish stated it has made the election course of open to ballot watchers, accredited observers and the media, and the general public from the ultimate testing and sealing of VCMs, feeding of ballots, and the counting and printing of election returns.

“The poll watchers themselves have attested to the transparency and orderliness of the election proceedings,” it stated.

STATEMENT ON THE RESULTS OF THE OVERSEAS VOTING FOR THE 2022 PHILIPPINE NATIONAL ELECTIONS IN TORONTOhttps://t.co/94sMmfTS7B pic.twitter.com/9LTzt0MTJa

— Philippine Consulate General in Toronto (@PHinToronto) May 13, 2022

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