Comelec, kinumpirmang paraphernalia para sa eleksyon ang mga nakuhanan ng litrato sa isang bahay; mga solar panel na gagamitin sa election returns at certificates of canvass

2 days ago

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Transcript

00:00The Commission on Election confirmed that the boxes that were collected from a house in Davao City are used for the upcoming elections.

00:09There is no irregularity in the temporary placement of the boxes.

00:14Live from Davao City, we have the latest news with RGL Relator of GMA Regional TV. RGL.

00:20Solar panels and Wi-Fi transmission equipment were found inside the boxes that will be used for the upcoming elections in a house in Davao City.

00:33A Concerned Citizen sent these images to GMA Regional TV 1 Mindanao.

00:42Black boxes with the Commission on Elections logo were found inside a house in Santo Streets, Purok, Santo Nino, Dumanlas, Barangay Buhangin, Davao City.

00:54It is being questioned as to why it was placed in a private property.

00:58When the news team went to the place, there were boxes that were just covered with tiles.

01:03The owner of the house did not show up. According to a resident of the area, they saw the boxes being unloaded on Saturday night, March 29, and ended early on Sunday, March 30.

01:16The boxes were being unloaded. It was not sealed yet. It was just an ordinary person who was traveling. There were no convoys, no police.

01:29There were a lot of 10-wheelers and a lot of wing vans. There was only one person who was unloading the boxes.

01:35So it was a group of two?

01:36Yes, it was a group of two.

01:37It was on April 4 when it was placed in Davao City Police.

01:42According to the son of the winner of the bidder, they requested assistance from the person or group that they did not mention to place the boxes in their compound.

01:53The police is still investigating this. There was no witness in the barangay.

01:58Our story, through video call, was one of the people who went to Taguia. They were asked to go to A1 Logistics in Manila, Laguna by trucking.

02:20There was a hole there. We were in the barangay and there was no hole. FND, PNP. The storage of the boxes should have been done by the people of Comelec.

02:33That's where the security is. That's where the security is.

02:36According to Davao City Mayor Sebastian Bastet Duterte, Comelec needs to answer why the election paraphernalia is in one house.

02:45They have to justify. They have to show why they did it. That's what's important.

02:53So what could be their purpose why they did it?

02:57Their answer should be acceptable to the public, to those who are asking.

03:06When the Comelec Central Office signed on their statement that Comelec paraphernalia were the ones who obtained the photos from a house in Davao City,

03:15these are Starlink equipment and solar panels that will be used to transmit election returns and certificates of canvas.

03:23This will not affect the counting or reading of ballots.

03:29A temporary staging hub was built by their official service provider, I-1 Resources Joint Venture or I-1JV with Ardent Networks, Inc.,

03:38the so-called house, before the final delivery of these to the election officers in Davao Region.

03:45They do not see any irregularities in the placement of election paraphernalia in the so-called house.

03:51On Sunday morning, election paraphernalia were delivered to the wing van trucks.

03:57The Comelec Davao del Norte was the first to arrive.

04:00On Monday morning, the trucks returned to Davao City to unload the 37 Starlink kits and 37 solar panels for Davao City that were placed in Davao City Police Office.