The Philippine Embassy in Seoul informs the public of the guidelines for the accreditation of mass media entities, election observers or monitors, and civil society partners in connection with the Overseas Voting for the 2022 National Elections.

The detailed guidelines, contained in the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Resolution No. 10776, shall apply to the following:

a) Local and international and other media that intend to report on the conduct of the 2022 National Elections overseas;
b) Civil Society Partners or Volunteers referring to overseas Filipino Communities, non-government organizations, civil society groups; and
c) Election observers who will be exclusively monitoring the conduct of the 2022 National Elections overseas in the Philippine Foreign Service Posts

The application for accreditation may be filed electronically or personally with the Philippine Embassy in Seoul at 80 Hoenamu-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea 04346 overseasvoting@philembassy-seoul.com using the standard Accreditation Application Form, with photos and supporting documents, as stated in Section 8 of the Resolution. However, the period for filing such applications shall be until 09 April 2022 only.

Attached, for reference, is a copy of COMELEC Resolution No. 10776, with the template of the Accreditation Application Form.

Media practitioners, Filipino community organizations and election observers in South Korea interested in applying for accreditation to cover, report on and observe the conduct of Overseas Voting for the 2022 National Elections at the Philippine Embassy in Seoul or its field/mobile voting sites are urged to carefully consider the salient provisions of the Resolution, including the required conditions and qualifications for accreditation; the requirements and procedure for the approval of applications; and respective rules of conduct for the accredited entities.

It should also be noted that, in case of limitations of space at the voting or canvassing center, the Embassy may limit the presence of accredited entities to two (2) media representatives and two (2) election observers. END

Visit the link to download COMELEC Resolution 10776 and the Accreditation Application Form https://seoulpe.dfa.gov.ph/images/2022/Advisories/COMELEC_Resolution_No_10776.pdf