Section 2. Section 3 of REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9189 is hereby amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 3.Definition of Terms. — For purposes of this Act:

"(a)Certified List of Overseas Voters (CLOV) refers to the list of registered overseas voters whose applications to vote overseas have been approved by the Commission, said list to be prepared by the Office for Overseas Voting of the Commission, on a country-by-country and post-by-post basis. The list shall be approved by the Commission in an en banc resolution.

"(b)Commission refers to the Commission on Elections.

"(c)Day of Election refers to the actual date of elections in the Philippines.

"(d)Department of Foreign Affairs Overseas Voting Secretariat (DFA-OVS) refers to the secretariat based at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) home office tasked to assist the Office for Overseas Voting (OFOV) under the Commission, and to direct, coordinate and oversee the participation of the DFA in the implementation of the Overseas Voting Act.

"(e)Field Registration refers to the conduct of registration of overseas voters at predetermined locations, either in the Philippines, as may be determined by the Commission, or outside the posts, upon the favorable recommendation of the DFA-OVS, both being of limited duration and based on the guidelines prescribed by the Commission for that exclusive purpose; the government shall not collect fees for the same.

"(f)Mobile Registration refers to the conduct of registration of overseas voters at various locations outside the posts, other than at field registrations, undertaken as part of the posts' mobile consular and outreach activities to Filipinos within their jurisdictions.

"(g)Municipal/City/District Registry of Overseas Voters (ROV) refers to the consolidated list prepared, approved and maintained by the Commission for every municipality/city/district of overseas voters whose applications for registration as such, including those registered voters under Republic Act No. 8189, 'Voter's Registration Act of 1996', who applied for certification as overseas voters, have been approved by the Election Registration Board and/or resident Election Registration Board.

"(h)National Registry of Overseas Voters (NROV) refers to the consolidated list prepared, approved and maintained by the Commission of overseas voters whose applications for registration as overseas voters, including those registered voters under Republic Act No. 8189 who have applied to be certified as overseas voters, have been approved by the resident Election Registration Board, indicating the post where the overseas voter is registered.

"(i)Office for Overseas Voting (OFOV) refers to the Office of the Commission tasked to oversee and supervise the effective implementation of the Overseas Voting Act.

"(j)Overseas Voter refers to a citizen of the Philippines who is qualified to register and vote under this Act, not otherwise disqualified by law, who is abroad on the day of elections.

"(k)Overseas Voting refers to the process by which qualified citizens of the Philippines abroad exercise their right to vote.

"(l)Posts refer to the Philippine embassies, consulates, foreign service establishments and other Philippine government agencies maintaining offices abroad and having jurisdiction over the places where the overseas voters reside.

"(m)Resident Election Registration Board (RERB) refers to the in-house Election Registration Board in every post and in the OFOV, which processes, approves or disapproves all applications for registration and/or certification as overseas voters, including the deactivation, reactivation and cancellation of registration records.

"(n)Seafarers refer to ship officers and ratings manning ships, including offshore workers, service providers and fishermen, as defined in the revised rules on the issuance of seafarer's identification and record book of the Maritime Industry Authority.

"(o)Special Ballot Reception and Custody Group (SBRCG) refers to the group constituted by the Commission to receive and take custody of all accountable and other election forms, supplies and paraphernalia from the OFOV for transmittal to the Special Board of Election Inspectors and Special Board of Canvassers.

"(p)Special Board of Canvassers (SBOC) refers to the body deputized by the Commission to canvass the overseas voting election returns submitted to it by the Special Board of Election Inspectors.

"(q)Special Board of Election Inspectors (SBEI) refers to the body deputized by the Commission to conduct the voting and counting of votes.

"(r)Voting Period refers to a continuous thirty (30)-day period, the last day of which is the day of election, inclusive of established holidays in the Philippines and of such other holidays in the host countries."