PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL

Public Advisory 024-202210 April 2022 UPDATE ON THE ELECTION EQUIPMENT AND PARAPHERNALIA The Philippine Consulate General in New York would like to inform members of the Filipino Community that boxes containing election paraphernalia that arrived at the FedEx Facility in Memphis from Alaska today have departed said location. The Consulate is hoping said shipment will be delivered as soon as possible so that it could start the overseas voting process that has been delayed as a result of logistical difficulties encountered by the Commission on Elections.

Public Advisory 023-202210 April 2022 RESCHEDULING OF FINAL TESTING AND SEALING OF VOTE COUNTING MACHINES (VCMs) Due to logistical difficulties encountered in the shipment of the election materials for the 2022 Philippine National Elections, the Consulate General of the Philippines in New York will be rescheduling the Final Testing and Sealing of Vote Counting Machines (VCMs) to 13 April 2022 (Wednesday) at 9:00am EST, at the Kalayaan Hall on the 2nd Floor of the Philippine Center.

Public Advisory 022-202210 April 2022 UPDATE ON ELECTION EQUIPMENT AND PARAPHERNALIA The Philippine Consulate General in New York would like to inform members of the Filipino Community that boxes containing equipment and election paraphernalia have departed the FedEx Facility in New Jersey while the other boxes that earlier departed the FedEx Facility in Alaska have arrived in Memphis. The Consulate assures kababayan that it would send out the election ballots and perform the final testing and sealing of vote counting machines as soon as these are received.

Public Advisory 021-202210 April 2022 ARRIVAL OF ELECTION EQUIPMENT AND PARAPHERNALIA The Philippine Consulate General in New York would like to inform members of the Filipino Community that it had been advised that some of the boxes containing equipment and election paraphernalia have arrived at the FedEx Facility in New Jersey while other boxes have departed the FedEx Facility in Alaska. Unless there are unforeseen factors, we expect some of these boxes to be delivered to the Consulate tomorrow.

Public Advisory 020-20227 April 2022 FINAL TESTING AND SEALING OF VOTE COUNTING MACHINES (VCMs) In connection with the 2022 Philippine National Elections, the Consulate General of the Philippines in New York will conduct the Final Testing and Sealing of Vote Counting Machines (VCMs) on 11 April 2022 (Monday) at 9:00am EST, at the Kalayaan Hall on the 2nd Floor of the Philippine Center.

Public Advisory 019-20227 April 2022 STATUS OF OF ELECTION MATERIALS FOR THE 2022 NATIONAL POLLS The Consulate General of the Republic of the Philippines informs the public that Vote Counting Machines, overseas ballots, and other election materials intended for the forthcoming national elections in the Philippines are still in transit and have not yet arrived in New York.The Consulate has been informed that the Vote Counting Machines and other election paraphernalia that were shipped by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) from Manila are in Alaska but are expected to arrive within the week.We issued an advisory about this delay and the postponement of the scheduled final testing and sealing of the Vote Counting Machines yesterday.We wish to emphasize to the public that the Consulate is committed to ensuring the proper conduct of the overseas elections and in protecting the outcome.We have been strongly promoting overseas voter registration and awareness about this year's national elections. On Monday, 11 April, we will be hosting a webinar together with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to explain the postal voting method with our kababayan and, at the same time, respond to their election-related queries.While we understand the concern of some kababayan about the delay…

Public Advisory 018-20226 April 2022 POSTPONEMENT OF FINAL TESTING AND SEALING OF VOTE COUNTING MACHINES (VCMs) Due to delays in the transport of the election materials for the 2022 Philippine National Elections, the Consulate General of the Philippines in New York informs the public that the scheduled Final Testing and Sealing of Vote Counting Machines (VCMs) on 07 April 2022 (Thursday) is hereby POSTPONED to a later date, which shall be announced by the Consulate once the election materials are received.

Public Advisory 017-20224 April 2022 NOTICE OF FINAL TESTING AND SEALING OF VOTE COUNTING MACHINES (VCMs) In connection with the 2022 Philippine National Elections, the Consulate General of the Philippines in New York will conduct the Final Testing and Sealing of Vote Counting Machines (VCMs) on 07 April 2022 (Thursday) at 9:00am EST, at the Kalayaan Hall Annex on the 2nd Floor of the Philippine Center.

Public Advisory 016-202225 March 2022 PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL IN NEW YORK OBSERVES POLITICAL NEUTRALITY AT ALL TIMES The Philippine Consulate General in New York wishes to remind all kababayan that it strictly upholds political neutrality at all times, especially this election season, by ensuring that its premises and all Philippine Government-owned property within its jurisdiction, as well as its social media platforms, will not be used for electioneering and partisan political activities.At the same time, the Philippine Consulate General in New York continues to respect the fundamental right of every individual to peaceably assemble to exercise their freedom of speech, as guaranteed by the Constitution.Supporters of candidates for Philippine elective positions, who are organizing or planning to organize campaign rallies and other activities outside the Philippine Center here in New York are requested to ensure that their announcements are properly worded so as not to unduly give the impression that the Philippine Consulate General has violated its own policy of political neutrality by allowing the conduct of such activities inside its premises.Kababayan are also requested to respect the prohibition on Philippine Government employees from engaging directly and indirectly in any partisan political activity.The Philippine Consulate General in New York assures…

Public Advisory 015-202216 March 2022 TECHNICAL ISSUES ON PASSPORT APPOINTMENT SLOTS RESOLVED The Philippine Consulate General in New York wishes to inform all kababayan who booked passport appointments on Sunday, 13 March 2022 but did not receive confirmation emails that technical adjustments have been completed to address the issues concerning non-receipt of confirmation emails in the Global Online Appointment System (GOAS). Please note that all applications with confirmed status scheduled for 16 March 2022 onwards should have already received their appointment packets/confirmation email. Applicants who did not receive a confirmation email as of today would have to rebook their appointment. Passport slots are released every Sunday and Wednesday evenings at 9 p.m. ET. To book an appointment, please visit https://www.passport.gov.ph/ For other inquiries or concerns, kababayan may contact info@passport.gov.ph of the Office of Consular Affairs Passport Appointment System at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in Manila, which is in charge of issuing passport appointment slots in the Philippines and worldwide. Thank you for your patience and understanding.