26 June 2023, South Korea. The Philippine Embassy working hand-in-hand with the Filipino Communities in Daegu Metropolitan City and Gumi City, conducted two successful field registration activities for Filipino overseas voters on 07 May 2023 and 18 June 2023, respectively.

At least 147 Filipino overseas voters were registered in Daegu Metropolitan City and 141 in Gumi City, which exceeded the Embassy's monthly targets.

The overseas voter field registration activity in Daegu Metropolitan City was conducted with the support of Kapit Bisig Organization (KBO), Abe-Abe Capampangan Organization (Abe-Abe), Cordillera Migrants' Association in Daegu (CMAD), Korean Filipino Community (KFC) Daegu and Confederation of Ilocano Associations-Samahang Ilocano (CIASI) in Daegu. In Gumi City, the Embassy was assisted by the Filipino Migrant Workers Association in Gumi (FMWAK) and the Waegwan Filipino Community (WFC).

In appreciation of their response to the Embassy's call for support and cooperation from accredited Filipino Community Organizations in encouraging their members and all overseas Filipinos in Korea to register and vote in the next national elections, the Embassy awarded certificates to all KBO, Abe-Abe, CMAD, KFC, CIASI, FMWAK and WFC volunteers, as well as Korean institutions, namely Suseong University Daegu and Gumi Catholic Cultural Center, who assisted and helped made the field registration activities possible.

On the side, informational services were also rendered by the Philippine Embassy and representatives from MWO, OWWA, Pag-IBIG and Department of Tourism.

The Embassy looks forward to replicating similar partnerships with many other FCOs in bringing overseas voter registration closer to more Filipino nationals working or residing outside Seoul Metropolitan City before the end of the overseas voter registration on 30 September 2024. For inquiries, please send an email to consular@philembassy-seoul.com. END