Philippine consulate in Dubai to suspend services for 2 days

The Philippine Consulate General in Dubai will temporarily suspend its consular services on May 9 and May 10 as its premises will be used for the counting of votes.

The diplomatic mission said that it will only accommodate emergency cases during these two days.

The 2022 Philippine national elections will be held on May 9 but the voting process for overseas Filipinos began last month.

The @phindubai informs the public that in view of the 2022 National Elections, it will temporarily suspend its consular operations on 09 and 10 May 2022 as its premises will be used for the counting of votes.

Only emergency cases will be accommodated. pic.twitter.com/setkHjeufm

— Philippine Consulate General in Dubai (@PHinDubai) May 5, 2022

In order to ensure a safe and orderly conduct of overseas voting, the consulate had announced on Wednesday that it would have an earlier cut-off time of 7:00 pm from May 6-8.

Meanwhile, the cut-off time for May 9, the last day of voting, remains at 3:00 pm.

In order to ensure a safe and orderly conduct of overseas voting, the Philippine Consulate General in Dubai will impose an earlier cut-off time of 7:00 p.m. on 06 to 08 May 2022.

The cut-off time for 09 May 2022, the last day of voting, remains at 3:00 p.m. pic.twitter.com/7Pye7wMIiq

— Philippine Consulate General in Dubai (@PHinDubai) May 5, 2022