Diverse and hassle complaint communicated some overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Commission on Elections (Comelec) due to the failure of voting used counting machines (VCMs) in two days overseas absentee voting (OAV).
Cycling in the social media complaints from netizens and OFWs from Lebanon, Taiwan, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
In an OFW in Lebanon, Alma Reem, so it surprised elected its candidate for president, Rodrigo Duterte and Vice-president Alan Peter Cayetano but entering the VCM is merely the name of the latter appear to receipts while the name of the first is not.
In explaining also said the embassy officials said the problem occurred rather Pentel pen is used it will use the pen of the OFWs.
But it was perplexed why the name of Cayetano were read VCM while Duterte's name is not.
"We Vote Today April 9, useless vote, not counted, was that I was given a receipt viewed why not add Du30 ?? But Cayetano andoon. I asked the embassy, why not print receipts Du30? Says what if I use a pen?
I said no pen Pentel pen but also obvious that those using, why have not they said 'can not pen? I repeat my vote, but I never could. If the pen is the reason, why andoon Cayetano? I was also using a pen, "it complained.
Meanwhile, another OFW in Taiwan that Juvy Perez Maghanoy, said they were also wondering why the ballot is given here highlighted the names of administration party candidate Mar Roxas and Leni Robredo.
While in Dubai, UAE has also complained of anonymous workers wondering when this vote Duterte's name appears on the receipt the name of Roxas.
Meanwhile, appreciated by the Comelec and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said the results of the first day of the overseas absentee voting (OAV) in various parts of the world.
Said during absentee voting was recorded by the Hong Kong highest voter turnout that just started last Saturday.
According to the DFA, there were 1,128 voted on the first day of elections in Hong Kong from more than 93,000 registered voters.
He added that a total of 1.38 million in the 2016 overseas voters now deemed most in history.
Voting ends overseas on May 9, 2016.
Comelec urged such complainants to file a formal complaint to address it immediately commission.