Manila, May 16 -- The fate of the bill seeking to allow e-registration and voting among Filipinos abroad is now in the hands of the Senate, Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez said on Thursday.

This, after the lower chamber of Congress voted 188-0 to pass House Bill (HB) 10178 amending the Overseas Absentee Voting Act of 2023.

"The bill aims to make voter registration and voting easier and more accessible for Filipinos overseas so that we can ensure the efficient exercise of their constitutional right to suffrage," Romualdez said in a statement.

"The proposed legislation allows the registration, certification and transfer of registration of overseas voters by mail or by electronic means, including but not limited to web-based portals...