MANILA, Philippines — Voting for overseas Filipinos began on Sunday, April 13, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said.
In a statement, Comelec spokesperson John Laudiangco said that overseas voting in countries with registered Filipino voters started at 8 a.m. local time.
The overseas voting period will run until 7 p.m. on May 12 — the same time voting will close in the Philippines.
According to Laudiangco, Filipinos served by the Philippine Embassy in Wellington, New Zealand were the first to cast their votes, starting at 4 a.m. Manila time.
The following polling posts opened — or are expected to open — in Philippine Standard Time…