SUBJECT: Accreditation of Filipino Communities, NGOs or Civil Society Groups as partners of COMELEC
All Filipino Communities (FilComs), Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), or Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) are recognized as partners of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in implementing the overseas voting.
They may be accredited by and work with COMELEC as partners on overseas voters’ education and to participate in the electoral process for the purpose of ensuring free, clean, honest and fair conduct of the elections. They shall be strictly non-partisan and impartial during the election process.
All parties interested to be accredited must submit the following:
- A duly accomplished Accreditation Application Form, which may be downloaded from the COMELEC website at http://www.comelec.gov.ph;
- List of officers and members including their addresses and contact numbers; and
- Photocopies of valid IDs of officers and members.
Applications for accreditation shall be filed during office hours (8:00 am – 4:00 pm) from 15 February 2019 to 31 March 2019 at the Philippine Embassy Chancery, W Bldg., Mar Geries, Hadat Baabda.
The guidelines and other information on the accreditation are outlined in the attached Resolution.
