An association of Filipino Americans is encouraging every Filipino worldwide to support and actively participate in the overseas absentee voting registration drive for the 2010 presidential elections next year, as well as the campaign for dual citizenship in the Philippines.

“The overseas absentee voters registration drive and the campaign for dual citizenship in the Philippines are aggressively pursued by the Global Filipino Nation, a socio-civic, non-political international council,” Dr. Philip Chua, Global Filipino Nation (GFN) convenor and Lead Harvester of worldwide campaigns.
 
Dr. Chua said the two campaigns are aimed at waking up the more than 12 million-strong Filipinos overseas “who could be a most potent force in changing the political and economic landscape of the Philippines and fight for good governance and the eradication of the massive poverty in the country”.

Dr. Chua, a cardiac surgeon in Northwest Indiana and chairman of the Filipino United Network (USA), is encouraging Filipinos who are for good governance, honesty, transparency and accountability, to register and vote for qualified candidates in the 2010 elections in the Philippines.

“Once registered, each overseas Filipino shall be empowered, thru the ballot, to help shape the destiny of our native country and our people, which is a great and historic privilege,” he said.

GFN Harvesters in various countries around the world have been mobilized to aggressively campaign for dual citizenship (among those Filipinos who are now citizens of another country) and for the OAV registration.

The group is hoping that every Filipino overseas would support and spread the two campaigns in their respective organizations.

The group also urges Filipinos to check their websites www.FilipinoUNITEDnetworkd.com or www.FUN8888.com for information regarding the campaigns.