PRESS RELEASE NO. 17-2021
11 May 2021, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA – The Philippine Consulate General in Honolulu, in partnership with the Waipio Baptist Church and Seafarers Ministry, conducted its third mobile overseas voter registration of Filipino fishermen stationed in Honolulu Harbor’s Pier 17 on 4 May 2021 for purposes of participating in the Philippine national elections scheduled on 9 May 2022.
Eight (8) Filipino fishermen applied for overseas voter registration at the event.
The next mobile overseas voter registration of Filipino fishermen is scheduled on 8 June 2021 at Pier 36.
Col. Vince Bantilan, Armed Forces of the Philippines Assistant Liaison Officer to the Indo-Pacific Command hands an overseas voter registration information flyer to a Filipino fisherman and invites him to register at the Consulate’s mobile registration desk.
Deputy Consul General Angelica C. Escalona (right) welcomes Filipino fishermen to the registration site.
As part of the Philippine Consulate General’s assistance to nationals function, Deputy Consul General Escalona checks on the welfare of the Filipino fishermen and exchanges stories with them.
Consul Grace Anne G. Bulos guides a Filipino fisherman in accomplishing his overseas voter application form.
Voter Registration Machine Operator Joel C. Bulos takes the photo of one of the registrants.
Armed Forces of the Philippines Assistant Liaison Officer to the Indo-Pacific Command Col. Vince Bantilan (left), Deputy Consul General Angelica C. Escalona (center), Consul Grace Anne G. Bulos (3rd from right), VRM Operator Joel C. Bulos (2nd from right) pose with some of the Filipino fishermen who registered as overseas voters and Pastor Jerry Saludez (right), head of the Waipio Baptist Church and Seafarers Ministry.
