Voting registration for foreign nationals to recommence on December 1

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has announced that the registration period for overseas Filipino voters for the 2028 polls will commence on December 1, 2025, and will run until September 30, 2027. This registration is open to all citizens of the Philippines who are at least 18 years old on the day of the elections and not otherwise disqualified by law.

During the registration process, applicants will need to submit specific documents such as a Philippine passport, Certification of the Post, Order of Approval, and Seafarer's Identification Record Book (for seafarers). Applications can be submitted at any Philippine Post abroad, including embassies, consulates, designated registration centers, the Comelec Office for Overseas Voting, and designated local field registration centers in the Philippines.

The Comelec will accept applications for various purposes during the registration period, including registration, transfer of registration records, reactivation, change of name/correction of entries, change of address, inclusion/reinstatement, and certification. The last overseas voter registration period was from December 9, 2022 to September 30, 2024.

It's worth noting that during the May 2025 polls, there were an estimated 1.241 million registered overseas voters. The Bundeswahlausschuss (Federal Electoral Committee) has also announced that it will resume the registration of foreign voting right holders for the 2028 elections from December 1, 2025, until September 30, 2027.

The registration period is scheduled to end on September 30, 2027. Filipinos abroad who are at least 18 years old on the day of the elections and not otherwise disqualified by law are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to exercise their right to vote during the 30-day voting period.