COMELEC’s iREHISTRO Online System Implementation Held in Abeyance

The Department of Foreign Affairs, Overseas Voting Secretariat (DFA-OVS), announced Wednesday, 06 December 2016, that as per COMELEC, the implementation of iREHISTRO online application system for the resumption of registration / certification of qualified overseas Filipinos for purposes of the 2019 elections is held in abeyance until further notice as it is currently undergoing source code analysis by the Integrated Government Philippines (iGovPhil).

The COMELEC Official Website is under the web hosting facility of the iGovPhil (in compliance with the National Privacy Commission) The Source Code Analysis is part of iGovPhil’s process, in order to check the security or vulnerability of a website (iREHISTRO) before hosting.

Despite this, overseas voting registration which resumed last 01 December 2016 continues until 30 September 2018.

All Filipino citizens who expect to be abroad from 13 April – 13 May 2019 during the overseas voting period for the 2019 Elections, at least 18 years old on 13 May 2019, and not otherwise disqualified by law, may register as an overseas voter, at all Philippine Foreign Service Posts including the three Manila Economic and Cultural Offices in Taiwan and Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Al-Khobar (for an updated list please go to www.dfaoavs.gov.ph or www.comelec.gov.ph). (DFA)