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00:00The Commission on Elections will look at the Committee on Contrabigay or the approach to vote buying and selling at the start of the campaign period tomorrow.
00:09We have first news, Bonaquino.
00:12The campaign period for the national position in Martis, February 11, will start. It will last until May 10.
00:22At this time, aspirants are officially candidates and can campaign.
00:26The Comelec will also restrict their regulations on the placement of campaign materials.
00:32We have operation baklas. Our local Comelec will always conduct the removal of campaign materials
00:40to make sure that they will follow the size limitation.
00:44They can only be placed in the public places that we allow, but we cannot move private properties.
00:51The Comelec will also look at the approach to vote buying and selling.
00:54They can appeal to the Committee on Contrabigay or submit a video of vote buying and selling.
01:01The Comelec said that they can now place the candidate in favor of vote buying,
01:05if he himself or his constituents earn low-quality kilos that may have an impact on the purchase and sale of votes.
01:14The house of the mayor has long rows.
01:18If there are plastic goods, we will presume that the mayor is engaged in vote buying.
01:24We have to make presumptions. It's up to them to defend themselves.
01:28The Comelec will issue a show-cause order to the candidate
01:31to explain why he should not be disqualified or be charged with election offense.
01:36It is also possible to buy votes using e-wallet.
01:40The Comelec will also strictly monitor the e-wallet platforms.
01:44It is monitored because the platforms can monitor it.
01:47Where can you see two days before the election, they will send 300, 400, 500 people.
01:53That's where it's unusual.
01:55Ten days before the election, it is prohibited to provide assistance.
01:59Under Comelec Resolution 11104, there is an abuse of state resources
02:04if it was done by an official who is currently in office.
02:08If he has control of the government resources and if he has benefits from this and others.
02:13Election offense will give and receive payment for the vote.
02:16Anyone who acts can be arrested without warrant.
02:20These are the topics discussed in the GMA Masterclass, Road to the 2025 Elections,
02:26an election briefing that is part of the preparation of GMA Integrated News for the election 2025.
02:32The election watchdog, Legal Network for Truthful Elections, or LENTE,
02:36shares what was observed in the last election and what should be monitored in May.
02:42If you have more than two watchers per polling place, you are presumed to be committing vote-buying.
02:48We haven't seen that implemented and we hope to see that implemented in the May 2025 National Local Elections.
02:57Because that's one way politicians and their candidates skirt over this election offense of vote-buying.
03:05GMA Integrated News Research presented data regarding the last election
03:10and the upcoming 2025 elections to give context to the election coverage.
03:15It is also important to see the voter turnout because being a vote-rich province or region
03:21is only half the story and becomes an advantage if registered voters actually vote.
03:27Much is at stake this May and we will do our best with the help of our partners and friends
03:32to live up to our commitment to an honest and truthful election coverage
03:37with stories we write, with the content we produce for all Filipinos, for the Philippines.
03:44It should be true.
03:45This is the first news. Von Aquino for GMA Integrated News.
04:02.