Narito ang mga nangungunang balita ngayong Lunes June 10, 2024
- Panawagan ng ilang agricultural group: Magbitiw sa puwesto si NEDA Sec. Balisacan | Ilang grupo, balak maghain ng TRO sa pagbawas sa taripa sa bigas at iba pang produkto | Mga lokal na magsasaka, pinangangambahang malugi dahil sa pagbaba ng taripa sa imported na bigas at karne
- Chinese na isa umano sa mga nanakit sa POGO workers sa Porac, Pampanga, nahuli | PAOCC: Chinese na dinakip sa Porac, Pampanga, isa sa mga nakatakas sa POGO sa Bamban, Tarlac | Droga, mga bakas ng dugo, mga gamit pang-torture, at pera, natuklasan sa ilang silid sa Porac POGO hub | Isa pang hinihinalang scam hub, nadiskubre sa Porac | PAGCOR, dinepensahan ang mga operasyon ng mga lehitimong POGO; PAOCC, iginiit na may PAGCOR permit ang ilang ni-raid na POGO | PAOCC, nagpapatulong sa DILG para matukoy ang mga lokal na opisyal na nagpoprotekta umano sa mga ilegal na POGO
- Bahagi ng Southern Metro Manila, mino-monitor ng PAOCC kung may ilegal na POGO
- Dept. of Agriculture: Bawal ang pag-angkat ng domestic at wild birds, poultry products, at itlog mula Australia
- Jose Rizal University, champions ng NCAA Season 99 Track and Field
- Ilang nagwagi sa 2024 Gawad Urian Awards
- Bagong Pilipinas hymn at pledge, required na sa flag ceremonies sa public schools at gov't agencies | Bagong Pilipinas hymn at pledge, aprubado sa ilang empleyado ng Caloocan City Hall; Isang mambabatas, iginiit na hindi na 'yan kailangan
- Kumpulan ng hindi bababa sa 32 Chinese militia vessels, namataan sa Rozul Reef | Pagpapalawak ng Vietnam sa mga okupado nilang isla sa South China Sea, nagpapatuloy | Maritime Law Expert: Dredging activities ng Vietnam sa South China Sea, dati ring ipinrotesta ng Pilipinas | PCG: Ni-re-reclaim ng Vietnam ang kanilang maritime features; Maritime Security Expert: Posibleng sinasamantala ng Vietnam ang pagtutok ng China sa Pilipinas
- Panayam kay Manibela Chairman Mar Valbuena kaugnay sa 3 araw na tigil-pasada ng grupong Manibela
- Mga kandidato sa 2025 Elections, ipinapanukalang magsumite ng litratong gagamitin nila sa pangangampanya | Comelec Chairman Garcia: Dapat kinunan ng litrato sa loob ng anim na buwan bago ang filing ng COC | Garcia: Puwede ang enhancement pero bawal baguhin ang buong hitsura ng kandidato | Filing ng COC para sa 2025 Elections, sisimulan sa Oktubre | Garcia: Mga kandidatong lalabag sa patakaran sa campaign materials, maaaring maparusahan | Comelec, bibisitahin ang plantang gumagawa ng mga automated counting machines na gagamitin sa 2025 elections
Unang Balita is the news segment of GMA Network's daily morning program, Unang Hirit. It's anchored by Arnold Clavio, Susan Enriquez, Ivan Mayrina, and Mariz Umali, and airs on GMA-7 Mondays to Fridays at 5:30 AM (PHL Time).
- Panawagan ng ilang agricultural group: Magbitiw sa puwesto si NEDA Sec. Balisacan | Ilang grupo, balak maghain ng TRO sa pagbawas sa taripa sa bigas at iba pang produkto | Mga lokal na magsasaka, pinangangambahang malugi dahil sa pagbaba ng taripa sa imported na bigas at karne
- Chinese na isa umano sa mga nanakit sa POGO workers sa Porac, Pampanga, nahuli | PAOCC: Chinese na dinakip sa Porac, Pampanga, isa sa mga nakatakas sa POGO sa Bamban, Tarlac | Droga, mga bakas ng dugo, mga gamit pang-torture, at pera, natuklasan sa ilang silid sa Porac POGO hub | Isa pang hinihinalang scam hub, nadiskubre sa Porac | PAGCOR, dinepensahan ang mga operasyon ng mga lehitimong POGO; PAOCC, iginiit na may PAGCOR permit ang ilang ni-raid na POGO | PAOCC, nagpapatulong sa DILG para matukoy ang mga lokal na opisyal na nagpoprotekta umano sa mga ilegal na POGO
- Bahagi ng Southern Metro Manila, mino-monitor ng PAOCC kung may ilegal na POGO
- Dept. of Agriculture: Bawal ang pag-angkat ng domestic at wild birds, poultry products, at itlog mula Australia
- Jose Rizal University, champions ng NCAA Season 99 Track and Field
- Ilang nagwagi sa 2024 Gawad Urian Awards
- Bagong Pilipinas hymn at pledge, required na sa flag ceremonies sa public schools at gov't agencies | Bagong Pilipinas hymn at pledge, aprubado sa ilang empleyado ng Caloocan City Hall; Isang mambabatas, iginiit na hindi na 'yan kailangan
- Kumpulan ng hindi bababa sa 32 Chinese militia vessels, namataan sa Rozul Reef | Pagpapalawak ng Vietnam sa mga okupado nilang isla sa South China Sea, nagpapatuloy | Maritime Law Expert: Dredging activities ng Vietnam sa South China Sea, dati ring ipinrotesta ng Pilipinas | PCG: Ni-re-reclaim ng Vietnam ang kanilang maritime features; Maritime Security Expert: Posibleng sinasamantala ng Vietnam ang pagtutok ng China sa Pilipinas
- Panayam kay Manibela Chairman Mar Valbuena kaugnay sa 3 araw na tigil-pasada ng grupong Manibela
- Mga kandidato sa 2025 Elections, ipinapanukalang magsumite ng litratong gagamitin nila sa pangangampanya | Comelec Chairman Garcia: Dapat kinunan ng litrato sa loob ng anim na buwan bago ang filing ng COC | Garcia: Puwede ang enhancement pero bawal baguhin ang buong hitsura ng kandidato | Filing ng COC para sa 2025 Elections, sisimulan sa Oktubre | Garcia: Mga kandidatong lalabag sa patakaran sa campaign materials, maaaring maparusahan | Comelec, bibisitahin ang plantang gumagawa ng mga automated counting machines na gagamitin sa 2025 elections
Unang Balita is the news segment of GMA Network's daily morning program, Unang Hirit. It's anchored by Arnold Clavio, Susan Enriquez, Ivan Mayrina, and Mariz Umali, and airs on GMA-7 Mondays to Fridays at 5:30 AM (PHL Time).
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00:00We will be the first news!
00:12Marine, some groups are pushing to reduce the use of imported rice, meat and other products.
00:19It's probably because the local industry will be affected.
00:22We have the first news from Ma'am Gonzales.
00:24Good morning, everyone.
00:29Some agricultural associations called for the resignation of Secretary Arsenio Balisacan
00:34because he said that he approved the lowering of the tariff on rice, corn, pork and chicken.
00:42Secretary Balisacan doesn't have the right mindset.
00:47Maybe he should rest first.
00:49Because there's a lot of pressure on us.
00:52The farmers are the backbone of the economy.
00:55The backbone of the mass geoprocessing because of the poverty and the debt of the farmers.
00:59They asked for a face-to-face meeting with President Bongbong Marcos.
01:03They were not consulted by the NEDA and it did not pass the tariff commission.
01:08So if the President signs this, they will be questioned and they will receive a temporary restraining order against this.
01:15It is impossible to lower the tariff of 29 pesos per kilo of rice because the tariff will be lowered from 35% to 15%.
01:23We think that NEDA is giving the President false hopes.
01:27That's why we feel that before the President thinks of issuing an extensive order,
01:34he should listen to us first even if the process is reversed.
01:37So that we will not put our concerns to the risk.
01:42According to the Sinag Group or Samahang Industria ng Agrikultura,
01:46the government will still need a subsidy to reach 29 pesos per kilo of rice.
01:53It means that a 21-peso subsidy is needed to reach 29 pesos per kilo of rice.
01:59This is equivalent to 22 billion pesos per month that the government will spend.
02:03The price of rice will also be lowered so that it can be included in the imported rice.
02:07It is estimated that 86 billion pesos will be lost to the local farmers.
02:12The government's answer is that the NFA will buy the production of local farmers.
02:17But the group insists that only 5% can be bought by the NFA.
02:21So what will happen when the farmers become rich in October?
02:25What will happen to the remaining?
02:27Does it mean that the price of rice will drop?
02:33Because they don't have money to buy anymore.
02:36So that is one of the big problems.
02:39They say that the government is buying with a fund.
02:48But they only have up to 15 days.
02:52The rice will just start, they won't be able to buy anymore.
02:56Some hog farmers are also losing the will to breed again.
03:00We were hit by the ASF.
03:02Instead of supporting us, they even lowered the price so that importation will decrease.
03:11So what we can share is that after 4 years,
03:15will the price of pork decrease?
03:18Of course not.
03:19The ongoing problem with smuggling is still an issue.
03:22It's not just the farmers who are affected.
03:25It is estimated that 65 billion pesos will be lost every year to the Bureau of Customs
03:30for the products that will be imported.
03:32We are still trying to get the goods of Balisacan.
03:36This is the first news.
03:38Mav Gonzales for GMA Integrated News.
03:42In the operation of the authorities in Pogo Hub in Porac, Pampanga,
03:47a Chinese man was arrested for being a victim of torture by the Pogo workers.
03:53The Chinese were also involved in the escape of the Pogo Hub raid in Mambantarlac in March.
04:00The first news is from Jonathan Andal.
04:04The Chinese man was just getting mangoes.
04:09That's why he was outside the Pogo compound in Porac, Pampanga.
04:12But the police were suspicious so they invited him.
04:15He then went out to the Pogo workers who were torturing them.
04:20He worked here in this illegal Pogo Hub.
04:23He was with the enforcers who were torturing the workers.
04:34He was introduced to Wu Li-feng, a fugitive from China who was involved in violent crimes.
04:40He was also seen on his cell phone with a picture of a body and a picture of the boss of the Pogo,
04:45Undersecretary Gilbert Cruz.
04:47There was also a picture of a pile of money that the Pogo used for money laundering.
04:53There was also a video of the Chinese who were in bed.
04:56According to Paok, he was one of the Chinese who escaped the Pogo raid in Mambantarlac.
05:03He came from everywhere. He was connected to the Pamban, to Puntana, to the illegal Pogo in Puntana.
05:11He was a criminal. He was a syndicate. All of them were syndicates.
05:15In the raid of the CIDG in other houses,
05:18they found three large sachets of the so-called shabu,
05:22in the sleeping quarters of the Pogo workers.
05:24In the next room, they found bloodstains on blankets, blankets, and clothes.
05:29Not far away, they found tools for torture.
05:32Baseball bats and electric rods, or people's electricity.
05:36This is also one of the places where they hurt people.
05:41This will, part of the evidence will be filed against the owners of this establishment.
05:48Yesterday, scammers entered the office of the Pogo workers,
05:51which is bigger than the first one discovered last Saturday.
05:55The number of scammers who entered the Pogo Hub is bigger.
06:00Computers and cellphones that indicate that there is a scam going on in this Pogo Hub.
06:10In the midst of the hot issues in the Pogo, they were defended by the PAG-COR.
06:14The licensed gaming operators should not be blamed for monitoring the PAG-COR.
06:21Pogo is not the real threat, but the fake syndicates.
06:25Pogo should not be considered illegal.
06:28The operation against crime should be strengthened against fake scammers,
06:33hackers, and cyber criminals
06:35who often hide in highly secured buildings and compounds.
06:40The PAG-COR said that the government helped them with their internet gaming licenses.
06:45Last year, they were able to earn more than P5 billion from the PAG-COR.
06:51But it seems that the PAG-COR did not like the Pogo workers.
06:56I will stop them from our meeting.
06:58San Valing, Clark Pampanga,
07:02SKK Rivendell, Pasay,
07:05SmartWeb, Nasdake,
07:09FB Harrison, Corner Williams, and Robert Street, Pasay.
07:13Sunyuan Technology, Barangay Anupul, Bambantarlac.
07:19Those four scam farms have a permit from the PAG-COR.
07:27The DOJ ordered the NBI and the Bureau of Immigration to file a case and deport the scammers who have violated the immigration law.
07:36The DILG is helping the PAOC to find out who are the local officials who could be the protectors of the illegal Pogo.
07:44They cannot escape if they do not have the protection of the local chief executives.
07:51They are very big.
07:53It is impossible that the captain does not know.
07:55It is impossible that the Business Processing Licensing Office does not know.
07:59If they are not guilty as a matter of commission, they may be guilty as a matter of omission.
08:05We tried to get a statement from the mayor of Porac, Pampanga, but he did not respond to our calls and texts.
08:12That is the first news in Porac, Pampanga.
08:14Jonathan Andal for GMA Integrated News.
08:18Aside from Pampanga, Tarlac, the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission is also investigating illegal Pogos in southern Metro Manila.
08:29South of Metro Manila is full of reported alleged illegal activities in relation to online gambling.
08:40That includes Montinlupa, Makati, Las Piñas, Pasay, Paranaque.
08:46It has something to do with the proximity to the airport, proximity to the hotels and casinos.
08:54According to the PAOC, it is possible that some Pogo workers escaped from Mambantarlac and Porac, Pampanga.
09:02It is also possible that the NIA is using them as a gateway for those running Pogo in southern Metro Manila.
09:09Senator Sherwin Gatchalian also believes that Pogo hubs in Mambantarlac and Porac are using them as a gateway
09:15because they are close to Clark International Airport.
09:19Among the Pag Corps that regulates the Pogos, hackers and syndicates are the real threat
09:26and they are cooperating with the authorities.
09:29The Pag Corps is monitoring the illegal Pogos that are paying taxes and providing jobs.
09:39The Department of Agriculture is prohibiting the raising of domestic and wild birds from Australia
09:47according to the DA due to the outbreak of bird flu in some places there.
09:51According to the order, it is also prohibited for poultry products, day-old chicks and eggs to enter the country.
09:57According to the DA, Secretary Tew Laurel Jr. will still accept shipments of poultry products
10:03that were bred or produced before May 9, 2024.
10:08NCAA Season 99 Track and Field Championships
10:14Jose Rizal University's athletes are doing well in the NCAA Season 99 Track and Field Championships.
10:23They are the champions in the senior division after getting 826.55 points.
10:30The second place is Mapuha University while the third place is Araliano University.
10:36Federic Ramirez of JRU is known as the most valuable player.
10:42In the junior division, the University or Perpetual Help System Delta is the overall champion.
10:50Jose Rizal University is in second place and Araliano University is in third place.
10:56Marvin Ramos of the University of Perpetual Help System Delta is the MVP in the junior division.
11:06Best Picture in Gawad Urian 2024
11:09First news this Monday morning, Best Picture in Gawad Urian 2024 is the movie Iti Mapukpukaw.
11:17The movie was co-produced by Project 8 and by GMA Public Affairs' first vice president
11:22and GMA Pictures' senior vice president, Nessa Valdalion.
11:26Best Sound and Best Animation was also made by Iti Mapukpukaw.
11:31Best Director is Dwayne Ruedas-Baltazar for Third World Romance.
11:36Best Screenplay was made by June Robles-Lana for About Us but Not About Us.
11:41Best Actor is Romnick Sarmienta.
11:44Best Actress is Charlie Dizon for Third World Romance.
11:48Best Supporting Actor is Ronnie Lazaro.
11:51Best Supporting Actress is Dali De Leon.
11:54Congratulations!
11:56In the land of the poor and the land of the people,
11:58the flag ceremony of the government and public schools is required.
12:01The new Philippine anthem and pledge are approved by the government employees.
12:06Live from Caloocan, we have the first news from James Agustin.
12:11James?
12:16Good morning.
12:17It was approved by the employees of City Hall that Malacanang was implemented.
12:21Here in Caloocan, we have employees who were approved.
12:26The new Philippine anthem and pledge are part of the flag-raising ceremony.
12:35Under Memorandum Circular No. 52,
12:37all national government agencies and their instrumentalities,
12:42including GOCCs and educational institutions,
12:45are required to sing the new Philippine anthem and pledge
12:50every week of the flag-raising ceremony.
12:52Even local government units or LGOs are required to do this.
12:55This is so that the principle of the new Philippine brand of government
13:00and leadership in the government can be planted further.
13:02This is not required according to House Deputy Minority Leader
13:05and ACT Teachers Party List Representative, Franz Castro.
13:09The land of the poor and the land of the people is enough.
13:12This is approved for the employees of Caloocan City Hall that we talked to.
13:18It's approved. No problem.
13:21This is really a flag-raising ceremony.
13:23It should be followed as a citizen of the Philippines.
13:30It's fine. It's good.
13:32Because it's just an addition.
13:34The old one will not be lost.
13:37And the so-called change,
13:39that's really a change.
13:43It's okay.
13:44Because it's a flag-raising ceremony,
13:46it should be followed.
13:51Guys, at this time, the flag-raising ceremony is ongoing here in Caloocan City Hall
13:56and it's just after the land of the poor and the land of the people.
14:00And we saw in their program,
14:02and this is part of it,
14:04the singing of the new Philippine hymn
14:06and the inauguration of the new Philippine pledge.
14:09It will only happen later.
14:11That's the first news from Caloocan.
14:13I am James Agustin for JMA Integrated News.
14:16Meanwhile, it will not come down to the 30 Chinese citizens
14:19who are gathered in Rosal Reef
14:21where the dead and broken corals were previously seen
14:23in the West Philippine Sea.
14:25Vietnam, which also has a party in the South China Sea,
14:27continues to expand their occupied islands.
14:29First news is from Chino Gaston.
14:31After the rubber boats of China and the Philippines
14:33in the Sabina Shoal
14:35and the harassment of the China Coast Guard
14:37in the medical evacuation,
14:39the Philippines continues to expand its islands.
14:41After the rubber boats of China and the Philippines
14:43in the Sabina Shoal
14:45and the harassment of the China Coast Guard
14:47in the medical evacuation
14:49of the Philippine Coast Guard
14:51in the BRP Sierra Madre in the Iungin Shoal,
14:53the group of 32 Chinese maritime militia vessels
14:55in Rosul or Iroquois Reef
14:57were seen today.
14:59Based on satellite imaging
15:01in the social media post
15:03of security analyst Ray Powell,
15:05the Philippine Coast Guard
15:07has pictures of the so-called swarming.
15:09The militia vessels were also radio challenged
15:11by their ship BRP Datu Pagbuhaya
15:13but there was no response.
15:16It is also said that the militia vessels
15:18did not swim.
15:20It is now monitored by the Philippine Navy
15:22and the Philippine Coast Guard.
15:24The Rosul Reef is inside the exclusive economic zone
15:26of the Philippines.
15:28It is located in the eastern part of the Recto or Reed Bank
15:30where the swarming
15:32of dead corals were seen.
15:34As the Philippines and China continue
15:36the dredging or expansion
15:38of Vietnam
15:40to their occupied islands
15:42in the South China Sea,
15:44the area of the Rosul Reef
15:46almost doubled from 412 acres
15:48to 238 acres.
15:50Expansion and construction
15:52of Discovery Great Reef,
15:54Namiet Island and Pearson Reef
15:56were also seen.
15:58In total,
16:00Vietnam reclaimed
16:02692 acres or 280 hectares
16:04within six months.
16:06These swarms,
16:08although outside our EEZ,
16:10were also adopted by the Philippines
16:12According to maritime law experts,
16:14the Philippines previously protested
16:16the island building of Vietnam
16:18to the freedom island group.
16:20Even though Vietnam's territory
16:22in the Philippines is not owned by China.
16:24Vietnam is not doing
16:26what China is doing to us.
16:28We are able to talk properly.
16:30So it's a concern of course
16:32because it also has an impact.
16:34According to the Philippine Coast Guard,
16:36Vietnam is just reclaiming
16:38the maritime features that they already held
16:41before the 2002 Declaration of Conduct.
16:43They said that they are not
16:45clinging to the Filipino fishermen
16:47and are sending ships
16:49to surround the outposts of the Philippines
16:51in the West Philippine Sea.
16:53But according to Ray Powell,
16:55it is possible that Vietnam is just
16:57supporting what China is doing
16:59in the Philippines.
17:10They don't recognize the BRP Sierra Madre
17:12as being a legitimate occupation.
17:40We are here at Nia Road in Quezon City
17:42where Manibela's group
17:44is about to start their activity
17:46for the start
17:48of the three-day halt
17:50as a request for an extension
17:52to the deadline for consolidation.
17:54We will talk this morning
17:56with the leader of Manibela,
17:58Marval Buena. Good morning.
18:00Good morning, sir.
18:02What is your explanation
18:04to the computers and the public
18:06about what we are fighting
18:08for the one-year extension?
18:10The one-year extension, sir Ivan,
18:12so that our comrades
18:14can still travel because
18:16we know that there is no other livelihood
18:18that our government will give
18:20because the jobless
18:22cannot get a job.
18:24And we will also prove
18:26within one year
18:28that we really
18:30want modernization.
18:32We will show a prototype
18:34that we actually brought
18:36with us today.
18:38And the Philippine National Standard
18:40that they are saying
18:42that it might not pass the DTI,
18:44we will make another
18:46prototype within
18:48one year that we will show
18:50that if we can do this faster,
18:52sir Ivan,
18:54we will be able to produce more
18:56if our government
18:58will help us
19:00to make more
19:02through subsidies.
19:04That's what you said earlier
19:06at the beginning of your statement.
19:08You are not against modernization.
19:10This is a show of sincerity
19:12that you are willing to follow
19:14the following Jeep of modernization.
19:16You are right.
19:18Others are cooperative
19:20or even magnificent.
19:22We were able to modernize
19:24our own vehicle
19:26made by Filipinos
19:28so that our culture can retain
19:30its iconic look.
19:32We are not against modernization.
19:34This is what the government
19:36wants to help us with.
19:38The government is saying
19:40that we already have
19:42several extensions.
19:44What will change
19:46if we give this one year?
19:48What do we expect to happen
19:50in the next year?
19:52Like what we said earlier,
19:54we already made a prototype.
19:56Why is it not approved?
19:58Even in the last administration,
20:00why is it not approved?
20:02This is one of the reasons
20:04why we cannot mass-produce
20:06because it is not approved
20:08by DOTR, LTFRB, and DTI.
20:10Do you have talks
20:12with the investors
20:14about the deadliest deadline
20:16of April 30?
20:18There is no communication
20:20between DOTR,
20:22LTFRB,
20:24and the transport sector
20:26especially in Manibela.
20:28What we are asking
20:30to our President
20:32is to extend
20:34our franchises,
20:36provisional authorities,
20:38and we can say that
20:40we are following the PUV modernization program.
20:42Again, we are never against
20:44the change
20:46of our government
20:48to change the machines
20:50of our jeepneys.
20:52But I hope that the sincerity
20:54of our government,
20:56DOTR, LTFRB,
20:58will understand
21:00that we are Europor compliant
21:02and we are not smoking.
21:04We are 100%
21:06supportive of the program.
21:08Lastly,
21:10to the public,
21:12what will be your activities
21:14until the next day
21:16that will affect them?
21:18Today, we have a protest
21:20in front of LTFRB
21:22to call for our
21:24extension.
21:26The LTO
21:28has no time to catch
21:30our comrades.
21:32This is harassment.
21:34Especially in MMDA
21:36where the police are daily
21:38trying to catch
21:40our comrades.
21:42To our President,
21:44please listen to us
21:46because what came to us,
21:48what DOTR and LTFRB are saying,
21:50is that we don't want modernization
21:52because this is a lie.
21:54This is a big lie.
21:56To our beloved
21:58comrades, we are asking
22:00for forgiveness
22:02again and again for you.
22:04We are happy
22:06that in the coming times,
22:08you will not have a hard time
22:10paying for the massage and
22:12the service of our jeepneys and drivers.
22:14Thank you very much.
22:16We have talked
22:18with Mar Balbuena of Manibela Group.
22:20Tomorrow is the first news
22:22for the LTFRB of DOTR
22:24because it is not
22:26about what Mar Balbuena
22:28has said.
22:30That's the latest from Nia Road in Quezon City.
22:32Let's go back to the studio.
22:34Thank you, Ivan.
22:36Meanwhile, the Commission on Elections
22:38in Comelec visited
22:40the plant in Seoul, South Korea
22:42that makes automated counting machines
22:44for the 2025 elections
22:46here in the country.
22:48Meanwhile,
22:50Comelec Chairman George Garcia
22:52is discussing the campaign materials
22:54that the candidates will use.
22:56That's the first news of Sandra Aguinaldo.
23:00In an easy time to edit
23:02the picture,
23:04the Commission on Elections
23:06wants the politicians' pictures
23:08to be truthful
23:10in their campaign materials.
23:12That's why Comelec Chairman
23:14George Erwin Garcia
23:16and the Comelec Unbank
23:18submitted pictures of the candidates
23:20that they will use
23:22in their posters, ballots, and more.
23:24We proposed to the Unbank
23:26and our colleagues in the Commission
23:28seemed to agree.
23:30We said that we should also submit
23:32pictures that they will use
23:34in their campaign materials.
23:36According to Garcia,
23:38the picture must be taken within six months
23:40before filing the
23:42Certificate of Candidacy.
23:44But what if the picture is edited
23:46and submitted by the politicians?
23:48The enhancement,
23:50for example, removing the wrinkles
23:52on the faces,
23:54for us,
23:56we don't have a problem with that.
23:58But completely, the appearance changed
24:00and it looks like it's not the same anymore.
24:02For us, it's a misrepresentation
24:04and misinformation.
24:06And therefore, that's what we're fighting for.
24:08In October,
24:10the filing of the Certificate of Candidacy
24:12for the national and local elections
24:14will be held in 2025.
24:16This is not a requirement
24:18for the filing of the Certificate of Candidacy,
24:20said Garcia.
24:22This is not a requirement
24:24for the filing of the Certificate of Candidacy.
24:26This is just to limit
24:28the pictures that can be used
24:30based on the Fair Elections Act,
24:32which has the power
24:34to restrict and limit,
24:36especially when it comes to
24:38campaign materials.
24:40But take note,
24:42one of the prohibitions
24:44and punishments
24:46is when the election commission
24:48violates the regulations.
24:50Therefore,
24:52if our guidelines are violated,
24:54that is a violation.
24:56Garcia said this in a media interview
24:58when he arrived
25:00in Seoul, South Korea
25:02to visit the plant
25:04where the automated counting machines
25:06that will be used in the elections are made.
25:08This is the first news
25:10from Seoul, South Korea.
25:12Sandra Aguinaldo
25:14for GMA Integrated News.