MIGRANTE Canada

Overseas voting for the Philippine National Elections was supposed to begin on April 10, 2022. However, many of our kababayan here in Canada still have not received their ballots from their consulates and Embassy. Right now, we only have 15 more days before the polls close on May 9, local time to match the end the voting in the Philippine. Challenges and issues with the entire election process in the context of he continuing COVID-19 pandemic starting from the overseas regi

Mga kababayan! Natanggap mo na ba ang iyong balota? Ayon sa ilang mga konsulado at ang embahada sa Ottawa, pinadala na nila ang mga balota at patuloy na nagpapadala. Kung may gusto kayong i-report tungkol sa inyong mga balota, kung hindi pa rin natatanggap, at may mga isyu sa proseso ng pagboto, pwede niyo ipadala sa form na ito: bit.ly/kkd-report o mag-email sa amin sa migrantecanada@gmail.com. Para sa mga impormasyon at contact info ng mga konsulado at embahada sa Canada: O

DELAYS ON ADVISORIES ON THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL ELECTIONS FROM PHILIPPINE EMBASSY AND CONSULATES IN CANADA April 10, 2022 Today, April 10th, is the start of the overseas voting for the Philippine elections. Registered voters expect to receive their election packets in the mail, cast their votes and mail back their ballots (or drop them off at the Embassy and consulates) before the end of voting period on May 9, 2022 at 7 PM Philippine time (or local time in Canada). On Apri

It has been two years since the COVID-19 pandemic started and overseas Filipino workers and their families continue to call for ayuda (immediate aid), free repatriation and assistance for them and their families. As of September 2021, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana reported that a total of 1,456,364 Filipinos have been repatriated with 1,169,447 overseas Filipino workers while the rest were returning residents. However, many remain stranded and jobless until today

February 8th in the Philippines is the beginning of the election campaign period. Overseas Filipino workers are hailed as the "economic heroes" or "Bagong Bayani" and yet many continue to be in distress, many have lost their jobs and livelihood, lack support for repatriation, and have not received financial and legal support from the Philippine government especially in cases of abuse and exploitation by employers and recruitment agencies. As overseas Filipinos, Migrante Inter