A female overseas voter (right, standing) receives her election-ballot packet from COMELEC-deputized Special-Ballot-Reception-and-Custody-Group member Marion Reyes (left, standing) of the Philippine Embassy in Rome during its Consular Outreach in Florence, Italy on 13-14 April 2019. Also shown on the monitor screen is a COMELEC info video on gender equality in Philippine politics. (Rome PE photo)

ROME 15 April 2019 – As part of its Commission-on-Elections (COMELEC) mandate to conduct Overseas Voting and as a start to the month-long-voting period for the 2019 Philippine national elections, the Philippine Embassy in Rome delivered and received election-ballot packets in the city of Florence, Tuscany on 13-14 April 2019. The activity was held during the Embassy’s Florence Consular Outreach scheduled on said dates.

To continue its information drive on the 2019 Philippine national elections and encourage a high-voter turnout, the Embassy also held a dialogue with Filipino-Community leaders, based in Florence and Tuscany region, who voiced out their concerns about the process for the ongoing elections. The Embassy also showed COMELEC info videos on the elections, including one tackling gender equality in Philippine politics to increase gender awareness among the Filipino Community. END

A male overseas voter (right) is pleased to submit his accomplished election-ballot packet to Special-Ballot-Reception-and-Custody-Group member Marion Reyes of the Philippine Embassy in Rome during its Consular Outreach in Florence, Italy on 13-14 April 2019. Also shown on the monitor screen is a COMELEC info video on gender equality in Philippine politics. (Rome PE photo)

Special-Ballot-Reception-and-Custody-Group member Marion Reyes (left) of the Philippine Embassy in Rome checks the completeness and accuracy of the accomplished election-ballot packet submitted by a female overseas voter during the Embassy’s Consular Outreach in Florence, Italy on 13-14 April 2019. (Rome PE photo)

The Philippine Embassy in Rome, led by Third Secretary and Vice Consul Nadine Morales (left, standing), holds a dialogue with Filipino-Community-Organization leaders, based in Florence and Tuscany region, who voice out their concerns about the 2019-Philippine-national-elections process, during its Consular Outreach in Florence, Italy on 13-14 April 2019, where the Embassy’s COMELEC-deputized personnel also distributed and received election-ballot packets. (Rome PE photo)