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54 ENHANCING ELECTIONS AS INSTRUMENTS OF DEMOCRACY IN THE ASEAN REGION

Office for Overseas Voting (OFOV)

Managed by the Committee on Overseas Absentee Voting
(COAV) composed of:
1. The Deputy Executive Director for Operations

(DEDO) - among others, to ensure that the activities
and timelines of the COAV are in sync with those of
the Commission as a whole. He shall serve as Vice-

Chairman of the COAV;
2. The Director IV, Election and Barangay Affairs
Department (EBAD) - given that among the most
important functions of the COAV is the registration
of overseas Filipinos;

3. The Director IV, Election Records and Statistics
Department (ERSD) - for proper maintenance and
safekeeping of overseas absentee voting records;

4. The Director IV, Personnel Department - to handle
matters pertaining to personnel training;
5. The Director IV, Information Technology Department
(ITD) - for proper guidance on the latest technological
innovations that may be relevant in the matter of

registration of voters and casting of votes;
6. The Director IV, Finance Services Department (FSD) - for
more effective management of the COAV’s financial

resources; and
7. One (1) lawyer from the Law Department - to provide
legal advice to the Committee relating to the
Overseas Absentee Voting Law, in particular, and all
other relevant laws, in general.