Except for countries where there are many Filipinos, Overseas Absentee Voting (OAV) will still be done by mail.

Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesperson James Jimenez said voting will still be done by mail in most areas abroad because an automated election system (AES) would require the personal appearance of a voter.

“Sa AES kasi they have to be there to cast their ballot personally and that’s going to be very difficult for our overseas workers,” he said.

“Pinadadala sa kanila yung form na nakasilid sa envelope. Nakasilid sa envelope ay isang envelope na meron pang envelope sa loob na nandoon yung balota kasi ipapasok yung balota sa isang security envelope. Tapos yung security envelope isisilid mo pa sa pangalawang envelope tapos yun ang ipapadala mo sa  consular office,” added Jimenez.