PUBLIC ADVISORY No. 2025-12

CONSULAR MISSION IN ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA

18 May 2025, Sunday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Philippine Honorary Consulate in Ethiopia

1st Floor, Rosetta Building, Rwanda St., Bole Sub City, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

The Philippine Embassy in Nairobi is pleased to inform Filipino nationals in Ethiopia that it will be conducting a Consular Mission in Addis Ababa at the Philippine Consulate in Ethiopia on Sunday, 18 May 2025, 09:00 am – 5:00 pm, to provide passport, civil registry, and other consular services:

I. PASSPORT

For the requirements for passport application:

 Please visit https://nairobipe.dfa.gov.ph/2014-04-29-06-45-57/2014-04-29-11-30-01

• Passport Fee: USD$60.00

• Please provide EXACT AMOUNT in US Dollar for payment of consular fees

Additional guidelines:

• 10-Year Passport validity is available for applicants 18 years old and above only.
• The release of passports will take 6-8 weeks from the date of filing of application.

II. CIVIL REGISTRY

For reporting of birth/ marriage/ death, applicants are strongly encouraged to submit in advance the scanned documents to the email address of the Consular Section of the Embassy (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). This will enable the Embassy to make an initial assessment of the documents before they are brought personally during the consular mission.

Requirements for Authentication/ Reports of Birth/Marriage/Death

• Duly accomplished application form and set of requirements (See links)

• Report of Birth:

https://nairobipe.dfa.gov.ph/2014-04-29-06-45-57/civil-registration-birth/report-of-birth

• Report of Marriage:

https://nairobipe.dfa.gov.ph/2014-04-29-06-45-57/civil-registration-birth/report-of-marriage

• Report of Death:

https://nairobipe.dfa.gov.ph/2014-04-29-06-45-57/civil-registration-birth/report-of-death

• Reports of Birth/Marriage/Death fees: USD $ 25.00 each

• Please provide EXACT AMOUNT in US Dollar for payment of consular fees

IMPORTANT REMINDERS

 Kindly bring your own pen, original passport, IDs, photocopies of your documents and eyeglasses.

Please disseminate the above information to our kababayans. Salamat po!

PUBLIC ADVISORY NO. 2025-11

2025 National Elections - End of Enrollment for Online Voting on 07 May 2025 

The Philippine Embassy wishes to inform registered overseas Filipino voters in Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda that the deadline for enrollment for online voting is on Wednesday, 07 May 2025. 

The Embassy wishes to remind everyone that only registered voters who have completed the enrollment for online voting can cast their votes for the 2025 National Elections. 

TO VOTE ONLINE, MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW THE STEPS BELOW:

STEP 1. ENROLL FOR ONLINE VOTING. Open your browser and go to ov.comelec.gov.ph/enroll. Follow the instructions for creating an account. In capturing the ID (ex. Passport, PhilSys National ID, Philippine Driver’s license, or Seaman’s book) and facial recognition, ensure that you are in a well-lit place with a plain background. For unsuccessful enrollment needing Manual Verification, please get in touch with the Embassy at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

STEP 2. LOG-IN TO THE VOTING PORTAL. Upon receipt of email validation from COMELEC, you may now access the voting portal provided in the email / mobile phone or go to ov.comelec.gov.ph/vote. Log-in your email / mobile number and password you created. 

STEP 3. START CASTING YOUR VOTE. Follow the instructions. Select up to 12 senators and one (1) party-list representative, then “Cast” your ballot.   

Last day of Online Voting is 12 May 2025 at 07:00 PM Philippine Time (2:00 PM Nairobi Time). 

For more information on OVCS, all qualified overseas voters are encouraged to visit this link: https://info-ov.comelec.gov.ph/. 

For further inquiries, please send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit the official website of the Embassy at https://nairobipe.dfa.gov.ph/ or the official Facebook https://www.facebook.com/PHLinKenya/ and Instagram (@phlinkenya) accounts. 

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