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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Consulate General in Shanghai said Wednesday that overseas absentee voting has yet to begin in Shanghai since the city is still under lockdown as a result of the local government’s strict “zero Covid-19” policy.

Consul General Josel Ignacio said the Consulate is asking Shanghai authorities for authorization to operate the post physically, at least for absentee voting.

Apart from the voting precinct in the region being closed due to the lockout, Ignacio said the Consulate has yet to pick up election materials from Chinese Customs.

“Sa ngayon po, ang ating presinto dito ay sarado pa rin sa kasamaang-palad ay sarado pa rin sa kasamaang-palad ay sarado pa rin sa kasamaang-palad ay sa Noong April 10 hindi po kami nakapagbukas. At ang totoo po noon, mula noong katapusan ng Marso po nang dumating iyong election materials ay hindi na rin po namin nailabas mula sa Customs dito sapagkat nag-lockdown na nga po Since April 10, we have yet to open. In fact, we have yet to get the election materials from Customs, despite the fact that they arrived in March) “In a Laging Handa briefing, he remarked.

“Nakipag-ugnayan tayo sa Shanghai Foreign Affairs Office para napayagang magbukas ang konsulado, payagang makalabas ang mga botante natin subalit sa ngayon ang sagot nila, dahil sa higpit ng lockdown at sa pangamba ng COVID ay hindi pa n

Filipinos can vote in foreign service posts that allow in-person voting, such as the Philippine Consulates in Xiamen, Hong Kong, and Macau, according to the ambassador.

He did, however, warn them that they must register their petition to vote in a different election by April 30.

According to the most recent Consulate data, there are approximately 1,600 registered Filipino foreign voters in the area, with the most of them in Shanghai and a few in Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui, and Hubei.

According to Ignacio, the number of cases in the city is gradually reducing, with the average daily case count falling below 20,000.

At least five of the 18 Filipinos infected with coronavirus had been released from Shanghai hospitals as of this writing.

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