Clockwise: Ms. Helen Prebagren, Attaché of the Embassy, was the first registrant of the day. An OFW from Pangasinan was also one of the early registrants. Mr. Arc Remus Nolido and his spouse Ms. Nesa Nolido, POLO OIC and Welfare Officer, also did not miss their opportunity to register early.
The Philippine Embassy in Madrid officially opened the registration for overseas voters for the 2019 National Elections today, 01 December 2016, with the Embassy personnel and their families as the first registrants to encourage Filipinos to register.
The Embassy will accept new overseas registrants until 31 October 2018. All Filipinos who are not yet registered as overseas voters are invited to come to the Embassy, located at Calle Guadalquivir, 6, 28002 Madrid, from Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Please bring your valid Philippine passport and a copy of your oath of allegiance if you are a dual citizen.
For Filipinos in Andorra, Morocco, Las Palmas, Tenerife, Palma de Mallorca, Ibiza, Menorca, Malaga and other areas in Spain, the Embassy will post on its website and Facebook page the schedule of mobile overseas registration in your respective areas.