The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said that a total of 1,822,173 land-based and sea-based overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are expected to vote during the midterm elections.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) also said that out of the aforementioned number, 794,286 are newly-registered which makes the number of registered Filipino voters overseas for the upcoming polls increase by more than 100 percent compared to the figure six years ago.
Through the overseas absentee voting, which will take place from April 13 to May 13, OFWs from all over the world may cast their votes and choose 12 senators and party-list representatives.
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According to previous reports, the Philippine Embassy in Abu Dhabi, as well as the Philippine Consulate in Dubai and the Northern Emirates said that there are 361,365 registered voters in the UAE, making up almost half of the Filipino population in the country.
Out of that number, 209,202 land based voters reside in Dubai and Northern Emirates while 109,130 land based voters live in Abu Dhabi. The remaining 43,033 are seafarers.
