MANILA, Philippines – Some 1.38 million Filipinos  abroad may now start voting for national candidates in the 2016 elections as the overseas absentee voting kicks off Saturday, April 9, and will run until May 9, 2016. (READ: ‘What you need to know about overseas absentee voters‘ )

Based on the final figures of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), there are 1,326,728 land-based and 49,339 sea-based overseas Filipino voters (OFV) registered for the 2016 polls. (Read: ‘1.38 million overseas voters in 2016 – Comelec’ )

In a minute resolution signed in December, the Comelec said it will implement the automated election system in 30 posts, as follows:

In addition, 26 posts will adopt the postal mode of voting, while 26 will adopt personal voting or personally appearing in the overseas posts. Both modes of voting will remain manual.

Rappler compiles advisories from embassies and consular offices to help guide Filipino voters around the world:

Click on a country to see the total number of OFVs registered there, and the posts where they will vote. Conversely, click on the points representing the location of foreign posts to see the mode of voting there: red for automatic, orange for postal (manual), yellow for personal (manual), and black for no elections.

Asia Pacific Region

• Hong Kong 
• Where to vote: Office of the Consulate General, Bayanihan Centre, Victoria Road, Kennedy Town
• When to vote: April 9 to May 9; 9am to 6pm Mondays to Saturday and 8am to 5pm every Sunday.
• Shuttle services are available for voters. Find the schedule and pick-up locations here.
• Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Where to vote: The Philippine Embassy, 1 Changkat Kia Peng, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• When to vote: Final testing and sealing of voting machines will be done on April 9, Saturday, at 9am  at the Philippine Embassy. Voting will commence thereafter. The embassy will be open for voting until May 9 from 9am to 5pm daily (including weekends and holidays)
• Osaka, Japan
• Where to vote: Office of the Consulate General, Twin 21 MID Tower 24F, 2-1-61 Shiromi, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan 540-6124
• When to vote: April 9 to May 9, every day from 9am to 6pm including weekends except on April 9 where voting will start 8am until 5pm.
• How to vote: Registered voters may personally go to the Office of the Consulate General to vote or request for the ballot to be mailed. 
• Voters in Nagoya, Japan may also opt to vote during the consular office’s field and mobile voting:
• April 10, 2016 – 1pm to 6pm at the hall of Johokubashi Catholic Church, 462-0847 Aichi Prefecture, Nagoya City, Kita-ku, 1-1-57 Kinjo
• April 16, 2016 – 10am to 5pm at the Aichi International Plaza, 460-0001, Aichi Prefecture, Nagoya City, 2-6-1 Naka-ku, Sannomaru
• April 16, 2016 – 1pm to 6pm at the hall of Johokubashi Catholic Church, 462-0847 Aichi Prefecture, Nagoya City, Kita-ku, 1-1-57 Kinjo
• Seoul, Korea
• Where to vote: Rizal Hall, Philippine Embassy in Seoul, 80 Hoenamu-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea
• When to vote: April 9 to May 9; April 9: 8am to 5pm; April 10 to May 8: 9am to 6pm; May 9: 8am to 5pm.
• How to vote: Registered voters may personally go to the Philippine embassy to vote or request for the ballot to be mailed. For postal voting, fill up the request form and submit it to the embassy on or before April 22.
• The Embassy will also conduct field voting in Busan and Daegu on April 22 to 23 and April 29 to 30.
• Singapore
• Where to vote: Philippine Embassy in Singapore, 20 Nassim Road, 258395
• When to vote: April 9: 8am to 5pm; April 10 to May 9: 9am to 5pm, every day including weekends.
• How to vote: Registered voters may personally go to the Philippine embassy to vote or request for the ballot to be mailed. Those who wish to have their ballots mailed to them must submit their request to the embassy before April 22 by filing their written request personally or sending them through the following:
• Email: postalvoting.sgpe@gmail.com [Subject: (Name) Request for ballot to be mailed)
• Mail: Special Ballot Reception and Custody Group (SBRCG), 20 Nassim Road, Singapore, 258395
• Make sure to include complete name, date of birth, complete address
• Tokyo, Japan 
• Where to vote: Philippine Embassy in Tokyo, 5-15-5 Roppongi Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8537
• When to vote:  April 9: 8am to 6pm; April 10 to May 9: 9am to 6pm, every day including weekends.
• How to vote: Registered voters may personally go to the Philippine embassy to vote or request for the ballot to be mailed.

Middle East 

• Abu Dhabi, UAE 
• Where to vote: The Philippine Embassy, 8 Al Qubaisat, Abu Dhabi
• When to vote: April 9: 8am to 4pm; April 10 to May 8: 9am to 5pm every day including weekends; May 9: 5am to 1pm
• Beirut, Lebanon
• Where to vote: The Philippine Embassy, W Building, Rue Mar Geries, Hadath, Baabda, Mount Lebanon, Lebanon 
• When to vote: April 9, to May 8: 8am to 5pm every day including weekends and holiday; May 9: 8am to 2pm.
• There will be no voting at the embassy on Sundays. Instead, voting will be at the field and mobile voting precincts:
• April 10, 8am to 5pm – St Francis Church, Hamra
• April 17, 8am to 5pm – St Francis Church, Hamra and City Mall, Tripoli
• April 23, 8am to 5pm – Sacred Heart School of the Jesuit Sisters, Zahle
• April 24, 8am to 5pm – St Francis Church, Hamra and Tapirama, Antelias
• April 29, 8am to 5pm – Le Mall Manila Store, Sidon
• May 1, 8am to 5pm – St Francis Church, Hamra
• May 8, 8am to 5pm – St Francis Church, Hamra and St Joseph Church, Tabaris
• Doha, Qatar
• Where to vote: The Philippine Embassy, 860, Zone 68, Jelaiah Area, Doha, State of Qatar
• When to vote: Starting April 9 to May 8: 8am to 5pm from Sunday to Thursday and from 9am to 6pm on Fridays and Saturdays; May 9: 8am to 12pm.
• Dubai, UAE
• Where to vote: Office of the Consulate General, Al Qusais 3 Dubai, United Arab Emirates 
• When to vote: April 9 to May 8: 8am to 9pm; May 9: 5am to 1pm.
• Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
• Where to vote: Office of the Consulate General, Umm Al Qura, Al-Rehab, Jeddah 23345, Saudi Arabia
• When to vote: April 9 to May 8: 8am to 5pm every day including weekends and holidays; May 9: 8am to 12pm.
• Manama, Bahrain
• Where to vote: The Philippine Embassy, Villa No. 939, Road 3220, Block 332, Mahooz, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain.
• When to vote: April 9: 8am to 5pm; April 10 to May 8: 9am to 6pm from Sunday to Thursday and 8am to 5pm on Fridays, Saturdays and Holidays.
• Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Where to vote: The Philippine Embassy, Riyadh Diplomatic Quarter, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• When to vote: April 9 to May 8: 8am to 5pm every day including weekends; May 9: 8am to 2pm.
• Tel Aviv, Israel
• Where to vote: The Philippine Embassy, Rehov Bnei Dan 18, Tel Aviv-Yafo, 62260 Israel
• When to vote: April 9 to May 9: 8:30am to 4:30pm every day except Friday, 12pm to 8pm on Fridays

North Latin and America

• Agana, Guam
• Where to vote: Office of the Consulate General, 6th Floor, ITC building, Suite 601-602, 590 South Marine Corp Drive, Tamuning 
• How to vote: Registered voters may personally go to the precincts to vote or request for the ballot to be mailed. Those who opt for postal voting must make a request on or before April 22 to:
• Email: oav.pcgagana@gmail.com [Subject: Request mail ballot of (Name)]
• Mail: Special Ballot Reception and Custody Group (SBRCG), Philippine Consulate General, P.O. Box 9880, Tamuning 96931 Guam.
• Phone: (671) 646 4620 and ask to speak with an SBRCG officer
• Find a sample request letter here.
• Chicago, USA
• Where to vote: Office of the Consulate General, 122 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 1600, Chicago, Illinois, 60603
• When to vote: April 9: 8am to 4pm; April 10 to May 8: 9am to 5pm; May 9: 8am to 4pm.
• Honolulu, Hawaii
• Where to vote: Office of the Consulate General, 2433 Pali Hwy, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817
• When to vote: April 9 to May 9, 9am to 4pm every day
• How to vote: Registered voters may personally go to the Office of the Consulate General to vote or request for the ballot to be mailed. Those who wish to have their ballots mailed must make a request to the Philippine Consulate General by submitting a letter of request personally, faxing it to 808-595-2581 or sending it via email to overseasvoting.honolulu@gmail.com.
• Registered Voters in Hilo may also vote during the field voting on April 24 at 8am to 5pm. It will be held at the County of Hawa’i Aupuni Center, Conference Room, located at 101 Pauahi St., Suite 1, Hilo.
• Los Angeles, USA
• Where to vote: Office of the Consulate General, 3250 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 602, Los Angeles, CA 90010
• How to vote: Registered voters may personally go to the precincts to vote or request for the ballot to be mailed. Those who wish to have their ballots mailed to them must submit a request to the Special Ballot Reception and Custody Group (SBRCG) on or before April 22 and file them personally or send via email to philvote2016@gmail.com or fax +1-213-639-0990. Include a copy of valid Philippine passport or dual citizenship documents and your current mailing address.
• Ottawa, Canada
• Where to vote: The Philippine Embassy, 130 Albert Street, Suite 900, Ottawa ON K1P 5G4
• When to vote: April 9 to May 8: 8am to 5pm; May 9 at 7am onwards.
• How to vote: Registered voters may personally go to the precincts to vote or request for the ballot to be mailed. Those who wish to have their ballots mailed to them must make a request from the embassy on or before April 22 and send it via email to overseas.voting@philembassy.ca, thru fax 613-233-4165, or call the embassy at 613-233-1121 and look for Rhodora Liggayu or Glenn Richard Martinez. Include your complete mailing address.
• Toronto, Canada
• Per Comelec, the default mode of voting for Toronto, Canada is Postal Voting. This means all official ballots will be mailed through Canada Post to the addresses provided by overseas voters when they registered. For full details and instructions, go here.

.Europe

• London, United Kingdom
• Where to vote: The Philippine Embassy, Suffolk St, London SW1Y 4H

   

• When to vote: Every day starting April 9 to May 9.
• How to vote: Registered voters may personally go to the precincts to vote or request for the ballot to be mailed. For postal voting, a voter may either pick up the ballot from the Embassy, or request the Embassy to mail it to the voter’s registered address. All registered overseas voters in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Greenland who wish to receive their ballots by mail must file a request before April 22 through the following methods:
• Mail: Embassy of the Philippines, 6-8 Suffolk Street, London SW1Y 4HG
• Email to embassy@philemb.co.uk with the subject “Send Ballot by Post” 
• Text message: +447802790695
• Include the your full name, date of birth and full mailing address with posta; code. 
• According to the embassy’s advisory, there is also a plan to conduct field voting during the Embassy’s consular outreach mission to Dublin, Ireland on April 16-17, 2016.. 
• Madrid, Spain
• Where to vote: The Philippine Embassy, Guadalquivir 6, 28002 Madrid
• When to vote: April 9 to May 8: 8:30am to 5:30pm; May 9: 8:30am to 1pm.
• How to vote: Registered voters may personally go to the precincts to vote or request for the ballot to be mailed. Those who wish to have their ballots mailed to them must send a request before April 22 to the embassy through the following methods:
• Telephone: (+34) 917-823-830
• Fax: +34)914-116-606
• Email: electionpilipinas2016@yahoo.com
• Mail: Embajada de Filipinas, Special Ballot Reception Reception and Custody Group (SBRCG), Eresma 2, 28002 Madrid
• Include your full name, contact number and complete mailing address.
• Milan, Italy
• Where to vote: Office of the Consulate General, Stromboli 1 20144 Milan, Italy 
• How to vote: Registered voters may go personally to polling precincts to vote or have their ballots mailed. Those who wish to vote by mail will simply have to contact the consulate office and send a request.
• Ballots will also distributed to voters all over Northern Italy during consular visits. The schedule for these will be announced on the consulate’s website. (READ: ‘PH officials to OFWs in Italy: Go out and vote‘ )
• Rome, Italy
• Where to vote: The Philippine Embassy, Multi-purpose Hall, Viale delle Medaglie d’Oro 112-114, 00136 Rome, Italy

• When to vote:  April 9: 8am to 6pm; April 10 to May 8: 10am to 6pm; May 9: 7am to 11am.

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  How to vote: Registered voters may go personally to polling precincts to vote or have their ballots mailed. Those who wish to vote by mail will simply have to contact the consulate office and send a request. 

The certified list of overseas voters is available on the Comelec website, as well as the list of OFVs whose voter records had been deactivated for failure to vote in two successive elections. – Map visualization by Michael Bueza / Rappler.com

Is your area not on the list? We will add more information as consular offices and embassies announce their casting schedules.