CBCP official urges OFWs to vote

With the start of overseas voting for the 2022 polls, the vice chairman of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines Commission on Migrants and Itinerant People has urged overseas Filipino workers to choose the best candidates that will help their sector.

“When you go out and vote, bear in mind your situation as OFWs,” CBCP News quoted Balanga Bishop Ruperto Santos' interview over Radio Veritas.

“Vote for those who protect you from inhuman treatment and unjust practices; those who promote your rights and dignity; and those who prosecute those who victimized you,” he added.

Santos then urged OFWs to make the best effort to go and vote in their respective embassies and consular offices.

“Always remember you have ‘K’. Your vote is your Karapatan (right). Your vote is your Katungkulan (responsibility). And your vote is your Kinabukasan (future),” he said.

The overseas voting period will run from April 10 to May 9, 2022 in the Philippine posts, embassies, or consulates.

There are 1.6 million registered Filipino overseas voters worldwide.