LONDON — Filipinos in the United Kingdom can now get to know more about the candidates in the upcoming May 2010 elections after the Commission on Elections (Comelec) launched a website that will host live chats, the Philippine embassy in London said Wednesday.
In a statement, the embassy said the website was introduced by the Comelec to ensure that Filipinos who work overseas and who are listed as overseas absentee voters can have an informed choice come election day.
“politicalarena.com is one of the official information websites of the Comelec which provides a venue for interaction between candidates and the electorate,” the embassy said in a statement Wednesday.
The website will host 45-minute live chats every Tuesday and Thursday at the following timeslots (Manila time): 4 p.m., 4:45 p.m., 7:45 p.m., and 8:30 p.m. and would run until the last week of April, the embassy said.
Filipinos in the United Kingdom can register and send questions addressed to candidates who are online at a certain episode.
“All Filipino nationals and other interested members of the public are encouraged to visit and register with the site,” the embassy said.
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