Panayam kay Comelec Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco ukol sa pagsimula ng pagprinta ng mga balota para sa 2025 midterm election

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00:00Yesterday, the printing of ballots for the 2025 midterm elections was started.

00:06We will discuss this with Director John Rex Laudianco,

00:10the spokesperson of the Commission on Elections.

00:13Director Laudianco, good afternoon.

00:17Good afternoon, Usec Marge, Asa Creng, and to all the viewers of Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon.

00:23Sir, how was the first day of printing the ballots for the upcoming elections?

00:28Did anything change in the appearance of the ballots?

00:32A big change in the appearance of the ballots we will use for the 2025 national and local elections, Usec Marge.

00:40First of all, the request of our citizens is that the names of the candidates and party list groups should be higher

00:47so that it is easier to see, we followed that.

00:49Also, the circle where we shade, that red circle is more visible now

00:55so that we won't have a hard time, including our countrymen, especially the senior citizens,

01:00who have difficulties in seeing, won't have a hard time in shading.

01:04But the biggest change in our ballots is the thin paper.

01:08If you can remember, in the last election, our paper was a bit thick,

01:12but there was a chance that the ink was leaking from the back.

01:16Now, this is only 100 gsm, more thin than the previous 160 gsm.

01:22But in the hundreds of times we tried, it really didn't leak from the back.

01:26There are two main effects of this thinner paper.

01:30First of all, it is cheaper, our government saved a lot.

01:34Second, we were able to support the local paper industry because according to the industry,

01:40if the paper is 100 gsm and below, here in the Philippines, they can do it.

01:45So our paper is locally sourced.

01:48If it exceeds 100 gsm, we will automatically import it to other countries.

01:53So these are the two big things that have changed in our ballots.

01:57Sir, how many ballots is the target to be completed?

02:00And until when do you expect this to be complete?

02:04Including our buffer time, the contingency,

02:07we expect that within 70 days, 77 days,

02:13our printing, which started yesterday, we will finish it by April 3.

02:17If there are no plans or challenges,

02:20we will see that we will finish it earlier than April 3.

02:24The total number of ballots we will print will reach more or less 73 million.

02:3171 million will be used in our automated counting machine

02:37from Luzon, Visayas, Pindanao.

02:40And more than 1 million will be used for what we are doing before the election,

02:45the final testing and sealing so that the machine has no contents.

02:49We will also print more or less 100,000 local absentee ballots

02:54where you, the government, our brothers in the media,

02:57the soldiers and other officials of the government who have duties

03:01whenever there is an election that is not voted in their precincts,

03:04can avail local absentee voting.

03:07We will also print more or less 11,000 ballots

03:11that will be used by our overseas voters

03:14if they are in a country where internet voting is not allowed.

03:19So, the machine will bring the ballots there.

03:22All in all, around 73 million ballots.

03:26In printing, just to be clear, Director,

03:29if the printing of ballots has already started,

03:32what will happen to the cases of disqualified candidates?

03:38We are spreading the message that

03:41in the first case, the Nuisance Candidates,

03:43they were 117 in the national positions that were removed

03:47and more or less 60 plus in the local positions of the Nuisance Candidates.

03:51All the cases were resolved

03:53and most of them, even if they went to the Supreme Court,

03:56the Supreme Court did not issue a temporary restraining order

04:01and after 5 days, they were not able to serve their notice,

04:04there was no TRO.

04:05It was a final and executory decision of COMELEC

04:08that we implemented and we removed them from the ballot.

04:11As for the other cases that were still pending,

04:14there was still no TRO issue,

04:16they were temporarily retained in the ballot.

04:19But if we will repeat,

04:21the decision of COMELEC was a final and executory

04:24because the part of COMELEC was already finished,

04:26they were already in the Supreme Court

04:28and within 5 days, there was no TRO issue.

04:31That was the time that COMELEC implemented our decision.

04:36Director, the lines of COMELEC when it comes to defective and spoiled ballots,

04:43what are the guidelines when it comes to that?

04:47The inspection of our printing is tight,

04:49that's why we delayed the period

04:52because this is not a simple printing.

04:55All printed ballots must be of the correct size and color

04:58as well as the security markings, visible and invisible.

05:02Because after printing,

05:04we will run it through verification

05:06using the ACMs that are really for those ballots.

05:10If not read, the ballot will be rejected.

05:12That's how tight it is.

05:14There are small smudges, the size is not correct,

05:17there are covered security features that our ACM is looking for,

05:21it will be rejected.

05:22All rejected ballots,

05:24mis-cut, mis-feed, wrong colorations,

05:27even the scraps of paper used in printing the ballots,

05:32you can expect that before our election starts,

05:36COMELEC will destroy all of this in front of the GOA,

05:39our political parties and stakeholders.

05:42We will also livestream this,

05:43to show you that there are no excessive ballots,

05:46no extra ballots coming out,

05:49but only one ballot per registered voter.

05:54Director, I have another question.

05:56What is the update on our countrymen

06:00who re-activated their status in voting?

06:05If your re-activation application,

06:08there are no qualified voters,

06:11it's just a coincidence that you were not able to vote

06:14for the next two regular elections,

06:16you were really re-activated,

06:18but through the easy process of re-activation,

06:21you will be able to vote again.

06:24All in all, those who were re-activated,

06:27those who are really qualified,

06:29even those who changed their address,

06:31moved, changed their name because they were married,

06:34or have a court order,

06:35all of those were granted.

06:37You can expect that if you did not receive a notice

06:41that your application was rejected or denied,

06:44expect that your name will be counted.

06:46Just to be sure,

06:47anytime you can go to the Comelec office now

06:51where you were re-activated,

06:52you can check your status.

06:54Expect that in April,

06:55we will reopen the so-called precinct finder

06:59where we will check our precinct,

07:02the status of being a registered voter,

07:04as well as where we will vote.

07:08Sir, will the gun ban continue this week?

07:14That's right, Usec March and Asecue.

07:16Starting January 12 and will last until June 11, 2025,

07:22our election period will be effective first.

07:26We will implement the so-called gun ban at the same time.

07:30So to our fellow countrymen,

07:33even if you are a licensed owner of a gun,

07:36even if you have a permit to carry firearms outside of residence,

07:40if you do not have a Certificate of Authority from the Commission on Elections,

07:45you are violating our laws regarding the gun ban,

07:49the Omnibus Election Code,

07:51and also the Republic Act 7166.

07:54So this is an election offense.

07:56There is imprisonment for one to six years,

07:59removal of the right to vote,

08:01and most of all,

08:02there is perpetual disqualification to hold public office.

08:05That is why we are asking you,

08:07has the Comelec Resolution been issued since last year?

08:10On our website, there is a gun ban banner

08:13where all the information about the gun ban,

08:17about the regulations,

08:18and about who can apply for Certificate of Authority is already posted.

08:24If you are qualified to apply,

08:26you should apply before the gun ban comes

08:29because we will repeat,

08:30carrying firearms outside of residence,

08:33even if you have a license,

08:35even if you have a permit to carry firearms outside of residence,

08:38but you do not have a Certificate of Authority from the Comelec,

08:42you are violating the law.

08:44But sir, the challenge here is,

08:46usually, the ones who follow are the responsible gun owners,

08:50the riding in tandem,

08:52the criminals who want to commit crimes,

08:54they will not really follow that.

08:56And of course, those who carry guns,

08:58those who are not licensed,

08:59what do you want to say?

09:01And what message do you want to send to our fellow countrymen?

09:05That is a very good question.

09:07First of all,

09:08because of the election period,

09:11because of the gun ban,

09:12you will see the nationwide implementation

09:17of what we call Comelec Checkpoints.

09:20That is where the attention of the Comelec,

09:23of our deputies,

09:24law enforcement,

09:25and security agencies,

09:26where we will check if there are vehicles passing by or not.

09:31But we will make sure that our rights,

09:35the rights of our countrymen,

09:36in the law, the Plainview Doctrine will be violated.

09:38But we also know that our law enforcement agencies have power

09:42if there are grounds in their suspicions

09:45that they need to further investigate.

09:48But you can expect that all of this will be implemented

09:51in accordance with the conduct of the Comelec gun ban,

09:54as well as the checkpoints.

09:55We will be very strict on this,

09:56because our goal,

09:58aside from the proper implementation of the law,

10:00is the security of our countrymen,

10:02especially the candidates and voters.

10:05So you can expect this from January 12 to June 10 and 11.

10:10Thank you very much for your time,

10:12Director John Rex Laudianco,

10:14Spokesperson of the Commission on Elections.

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