AS global mobility has increased, most democracies have allowed their citizens abroad to vote in their national elections. Every election is significant. But the 2022 presidential election is considered critical given that the elected leaders will ensure the country's recovery post-pandemic. The International Organization for Migration cites that the Covid-19 pandemic has reduced the 2020 deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) by 75 percent, the lowest in over three decades. In addition, more than 800,000 OFWs have also returned to the country, according to government figures.

OFW voting bloc?