PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL

Public Advisory 043-202223 April 2022 ALL ELECTION BALLOTS FOR KABABAYAN IN US NORTHEAST MAILED OUT The Consulate General of the Philippines in New York informs registered voters in the United States Northeast that as of 9:30 a.m. today, Saturday, 23 April 2022, it has mailed out all election packets containing ballots for the 2022 national elections.Kababayan who have not yet received their election packets should be receiving theirs within the next several days. They should accomplish the ballots and mail these back to us as soon as possible or drop them personally at the Consulate.Registered overseas voters who would not be able to receive their election packets by the end of next week are requested to check the list of kababayan whose ballots have been returned to the Consulate by clicking on this link: https://newyorkpcg.org/pcgny/consular-services/overseas-voting/The Consulate expresses its appreciate to kababayan for their continued patience and understanding.

Public Advisory 042-202222 April 2022 TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF BALLOT FEEDING DUE TO TECHNICAL ISSUE The Consulate General of the Philippines in New York informs the public that it had to suspend the ballot feeding at the Kalayaan Hall this afternoon after one of its Vote Counting Machines (VCMs) encountered a technical issue. The technical issue was encountered during the later part of the ballot feeding process when one of two remaining ballots got stuck inside one of the VCMs. It was witnessed by election observers who were present and was also captured on our live Facebook video stream. Although a secondary VCM is available, the Consulate decided to suspend the ballot feeding until it receives guidance from the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) whether said VCM, which has not undergone final testing, can be utilized. Since a response from the COMELEC could not be immediately received due to the time difference, the Consulate has decided to just have the remaining ballots fed on the next scheduled ballot feeding on Monday, 25 April 2022. By then, COMELEC guidance would already have been given.

Public Advisory 041-202221 April 2022 CHANGE IN BALLOT FEEDING SCHEDULE FOR 21 APRIL The Consulate General of the Philippines wishes to inform all approved and accredited poll watchers, media entities, and observers that due to the scheduled disinfection of the Philippine Center tomorrow at 6pm, we shall be moving the scheduled ballot feeding of 21 April to 1:00pm EST instead. This will still be conducted at the Kalayaan Hall of the Philippine Center in New York City.Poll watchers are reminded that per COMELEC Resolution No. 10751, political parties are limited to only one (1) watcher per SBEI at any given time. As New York PCG has two SBEIs, Political Parties are entitled to two (2) accredited watchers at any given time.All accredited poll watchers must present to the Chairperson of the SBEI their appointments and that they shall at all times bear the appropriate IDs signed by the duly authorized representative of the Political Party who appointed them.As the Consulate is undergoing suspension of operations due to several staff being exposed to the COVID-19 virus, we strongly encourage you to instead witness the ballot feeding via our livestream on our FaceBook page. If you wish to be physically present, please…

Public Advisory 040-202220 April 2022 REMINDER TO POLL WATCHERS, MEDIA ENTITIES, ELECTION OBSERVERS Please be reminded that per COMELEC Resolution No. 10751, political parties are limited to only one (1) watcher per SBEI at any given time. As New York PCG has two SBEIs, Political Parties are entitled to two (2) accredited watchers at any given time.All accredited watchers must present to the Chairperson of the SBEI their appointments and that they shall at all times bear the appropriate IDs signed by the duly authorized representative of the Political Party who appointed them.Ballot feeding is scheduled every Monday and Thursday afternoon after consular operating hours. These will also be livestreamed on our FaceBook page.Everyone is to abide by the health and safety protocols imposed by the Consulate.For any questions regarding the above, please send an email to newyorkpcg.ov@dfa.gov.ph with the subject line "Poll Watchers/Media/Observers".

Public Advisory 039-202220 April 2022 LIST OF ACCREDITED POLL WATCHERS, MEDIA ENTITIES, ELECTION OBSERVERS Pursuant to Section 11 of COMELEC Resolution No. 10776, the following are the approved accredited Poll Watchers, Media Entities, and Election Observers for New York:Poll Watchers:Aguinaldo, Bernardita Na (Partido Liberal)Alerta, Florian (SAGIP OFW)Almista, Narcie Faith (SAGIP OFW)Arteche-Carr, Judith Figueroa (Partido Liberal)Bagas, Jonas (AKBAYAN)Beduya, Rheza ((SAGIP OFW)Buhat, Erwin Magistrado (Partido Liberal)Cambaya, Jocelyn (SAGIP OFW)Cambaya, Jocelyn B. (LAKAS-CMD)Cebrian, Israel (SAGIP OFW)Collo, Golovinsky (LAKAS-CMD)Cruz, Shaira Rose Abad (Bayan Muna)Dalipe, Evelyn (SAGIP OFW)McRae, Lorena Sanchez (Bayan Muna)Montevirgen, Alma Rosario M. (LAKAS-CMD)Viorge, Dominador Jonathan Renon (SAGIP OFW)Viorge, Susana Marzan (SAGIP OFW)Zuniga, Patricia Lauren Dacanay (Partido Liberal)Media Entities:Belara, Abelle Atrhio (SMNI)Olas, Valerie (SMNI)Pama, Cherie (UNTV)Parong, Lambert (Balitang New York)Santos, Troi (Business Mirror)Tagala, Adonis (ABS CBN)Tamashunas, Jihan (UNTV)Election Observer:Lachica, Eric (US Filipinos for Good Governance)

Public Advisory 038-202220 April 2022 BALLOT PACKETS WHICH WERE RETURNED TO THE CONSULATE The Consulate General of the Philippines in New York informs registered overseas voters within our jurisdiction that it has received ballot packets that were undelivered to its recipients and returned to the Consulate.To check if your name is on the list of returned postal election packets, please click on the following link: https://bit.ly/3k2M8UZPursuant to COMELEC Resolution No. 10766, only the full last name and initials of your first and middle names will be listed.If your name is on the list, please send an email to newyorkpcg.ov@dfa.gov.ph with the subject "RTS + (your name)" to be informed of options on receiving your ballot packet.

Public Advisory 037-202219 April 2022 SUSPENSION OF CONSULAR SERVICES DUE TO STAFF EXPOSURE TO COVID-19 The Philippine Consulate General in New York informs the public that consular services will be suspended beginning tomorrow, Wednesday, 20 April 2022 to ensure the safety of kababayan in view of multiple COVID-19 exposures of Consulate personnel.Kababayan who visited the Philippine Center on Monday, 18 April 2022 and today, 19 April 2022, are advised to check themselves for symptoms and/or to get themselves tested.Normal consular operations will resume on Monday, 25 April 2022.Kababayan with appointments scheduled tomorrow, Wednesday 20 April 2022 until Friday, 22 April 2022, will be contacted by email to inform them of their new appointment dates.The Consulate will, however, accommodate Filipinos in distress and other emergency cases.The Consulate will also continue Overseas Absentee Voting preparations and operations.We ask for the public’s patience and understanding as we endeavor to ensure everyone's health and safety.

Public Advisory 030-202216 April 2022 REGISTERED OVERSEAS VOTERS WITH CHANGE OF ADDRESS OR PICK UP OF BALLOTS The Philippine Consulate General in New York would like to inform registered overseas voters who requested to pick up their ballots or have these mailed to their new addresses, that their ballots may have been mailed out already.Those who recently moved can request the United States Postal Service (USPS) for automatic forwarding of all mails from their old address to their new address.  Please check with USPS on this matter.  If no mail forwarding has been availed of, the Consulate shall endeavor to look out for and hold the ballot so it will not be delivered to the old address.It should be noted that the Consulate only received the ballots from the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) on 11 April 2022 and is doing its best to mail these to all the 39,048 registered voters under its jurisdiction to ensure that they get to exercise their right to vote.For further clarifications or inquiries, please send an email to newyorkpcg.ov@dfa.gov.ph.Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Public Advisory 029-202212 April 2022 ON ALLEGED INSUFFICIENT POSTAGE FOR RETURN ENVELOPES CONTAINING BALLOTS OF OVERSEAS VOTERS IN THE UNITED STATES The Philippine Consulate General in New York has been made aware of a social media post that is circulating alleging that a foreign service post in the United States had sent out election packets to registered voters containing return envelopes with insufficient postage. The said social media post claimed that as a result of the insufficient postage, envelopes containing ballots would not be delivered. The same post irresponsibly claimed undelivered ballots would be substituted. Unfortunately, said post did not provide any proof for us to look into said claim. We would like to assure our kababayan that election packets and the return envelopes containing ballots that were sent to them have sufficient postage. We went twice to the Post Office—on Monday afternoon before we mailed the initial batch of ballots and again on Tuesday morning—to have the election packets and return envelopes weighed to ensure these have the correct stamps. We are committed to ensuring that all qualified members of the Filipino Community get to exercise their right to vote. While we welcome the vigilance of kababayan in ensuring that the elections…

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