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00:00.0
All right. So the latest is you've received close to 2 million new voter registrations for the 2025 elections and you have a 3 million target, correct?
00:12.5
That's right, ma'am. We started the registration on February 12. We are going to finish and complete everything by September 30.
00:18.9
Try to imagine we just conducted the registration for the last two months and we reached already the threshold of 2 million.
00:25.2
Hopefully, in the next several months before September 30, we will be able to surpass the 3 million mark, the projection that the COMELEC set for purposes of the election of 2025, national and local, and 2025 likewise, barangay and SK elections.
00:44.1
Okay. And another thing that you are more optimistic about is that the COMELEC has procured a new transmission system for the 2025 elections.
00:55.2
How different is this new transmission system?
00:59.4
Practically, ma'am Karen, lahat ng mga wala before, nilagay natin lahat ngayon.
01:04.4
There will be a sent-to-all feature of this transmission, meaning to say there will be no more the so-called transparency server.
01:11.7
Yung transparency server kasi pag nabulunan, hindi na nakakakuha ng results kahit ang media.
01:16.4
Ngayon po, from the precinct, it will be sent to the PPCRB, NAMFRL, to the majority party, minority party, to the media.
01:25.3
It's a server, which means the kapisanan ng mga broadcaster ng Pilipinas and such other media entities, and the City or Municipal Board of Canvassers.
01:33.4
So, meaning to say, they will be able to counter-check each and every precinct being sent to their servers.
01:39.0
And at the same time, we are going to likewise print the election returns, and yung meron pa rin tayong resibo.
01:44.6
Yung resibo, ma'am Karen, meron na po siya ngayon, a QR code.
01:47.9
Yung NAMFRL, PPCRB can immediately take the QR code and can immediately conduct a quick count.
01:52.9
So, there will be a lot of counter-checking.
01:55.2
It will be happening.
01:55.9
And more importantly, under the feature of the transmission, the DICT will have a mirror on whatever the results are sent to our data center.
02:08.8
Would this transmission system, is this better than the last one we had during the presidential elections?
02:18.3
We are hoping that this will be better and this will be more transparent because during the last election,
02:23.4
there were questions about...
02:25.2
There was this so-called middleman na pinupuntahan ng mga results.
02:32.0
E dito po, na-disprove natin yun.
02:36.2
But in this particular case, try to imagine from the precinct going to the different entities simultaneously.
02:42.7
Siguro may difference lang ng 2 seconds yung PPCRB, NAMFRL, at KBP and majority-minority party.
02:50.5
And therefore, they can easily counter-check the results.
02:53.5
So, you've awarded this to...
02:55.2
I-1 Resources Incorporated and Ardent Networks Incorporated.
03:00.5
I wanted to ask you, this is correct that Smartmatic at this point is banned from all Comelec procurement, right?
03:08.4
Because that's our decision, disqualifying Smartmatic.
03:11.9
So, wala nang Smartmatic.
03:13.7
Itong I-1 Resources Inc. and Ardent, are these Filipino companies?
03:19.8
And for your information, we separated.
03:25.2
The procurement of the transmission and the software and the hardware.
03:29.3
Yung machines, separate po yun.
03:30.9
Mayroon system ang nanalo doon.
03:32.6
Ito pong transmission, separated po, in-unbundle natin.
03:35.4
Before, in previous elections, since 2010, we always bundled the transmission and the hardware and the software.
03:42.0
Ngayon po, the strategy is, number one, we will list the machines.
03:45.5
Number two, we will unbundle the transmission with the machines.
03:52.6
And I think, I'd like to add, no?
03:55.2
The fact that there are two Filipino companies, that says something.
03:59.0
Because I remember in the past, Mr. Gus Lagman, and many of the discussions we've had when it comes to bidding for the elections,
04:07.9
they've always advocated for the Comelec in the past to give a chance to Filipino companies.
04:15.9
Ayan po yung leaning natin ngayon po.
04:17.4
Hopefully nga po, in the near future, there will be Filipino companies who can manufacture and produce machines
04:22.5
that can be used for purposes of the election.
04:24.5
Because of our experiences, unfortunately, until today, wala po kasi.
04:29.6
And so, settled tayo sa foreign company and magkakaroon lang sila ng joint venture sa Filipino companies.
04:35.7
But the Filipino companies will be only for financial and yung logistics, but not the technical aspect.
04:43.3
Yung technical aspect nito ng I want an Ardent, I'm curious, where is it coming from?
04:49.5
Yung mga technology nila is from Germany and other foreign countries.
04:53.9
But I would like to...
04:54.4
I would like to guarantee to everyone, especially the operation of the so-called telco exchange,
04:59.0
where the results will be sent, it will be purely the Comelec people that will be managing.
05:03.9
We'll just be renting the system or the machines and the equipments,
05:07.3
but the Comelec people will be the one to manage the entire process.
05:11.1
We do not want to repeat a repeat of what happened before.
05:14.3
Na yung nag-explain, nagpapaliwanag, nagde-demo, sumasagot, ay hindi mga taga-Comelec.
05:19.4
It will always be the Comelec people that will be answering queries, especially on technical.
05:26.4
Now, very quickly, let's talk about OFWs, our Overseas Filipino Workers.
05:31.9
Overseas voting, you are hoping this 2025 ba ito that they can do it online, via internet, this is correct?
05:40.9
Yes, ma'am. For the first time, we're going to conduct internet voting to our overseas Filipinos.
05:45.3
We're hoping to increase the number of registered voters.
05:48.0
Unfortunately, ang baba po kasi.
05:49.6
Ang baba rin ang voters turned out, 40.59%.
05:54.4
So, for the first time, we're going to conduct internet voting.
05:58.5
They can vote using their cellphones, iPads, and laptops.
06:03.6
Yes, ma'am. That's the number one priority.
06:05.3
We have to ensure the security of the results.
06:09.0
Meaning to say, yan po yung tinitingnan.
06:10.7
But remember, ma'am, tayo nga po ngayon.
06:13.8
Meron tayong internet banking.
06:15.3
Meron po tayong payment using the internet, yung mga utilities natin.
06:20.3
Doon po, bago sila makaboto, we will make it a point.
06:24.4
Ensured na yung biometrics will be taken.
06:26.7
The facial recognition, iris, the fingerprints.
06:29.8
So that before they can vote, naka-enroll lahat yun.
06:33.0
And then, garantisado na sila yung makakaboto.
06:35.8
Okay. But right now, there are over 100,000 Filipinos overseas that have registered.
06:42.0
I mean, that's great, but it seems to be a very small number, right?
06:46.3
Considering how many OFWs do we have?
06:50.1
Who voted last year?
06:54.4
During the last election, we have 1.697 million registered voters abroad.
06:59.5
And sa 1.697 million, ma'am Karen, 40.59% voted the highest in the history of overseas voting.
07:06.2
And that's only about 600,000.
07:08.3
Simply because we only have two modes in the 2022 elections.
07:12.1
Meron po tayo in person going to the embassies or consulate, number two, by mail.
07:16.5
Unfortunately, kahit libre na yung postage, hindi pa rin po binabalik yung mga balota.
07:20.8
And so, kaya po itong option natin na internet voting.
07:23.9
Hanggang September 30, baka sakaling tataas pa yung bilang ng mga registered voters natin.
07:28.6
And that will ensure a higher voters turnout also.
07:32.7
On that note, I want to thank you for joining me today.
07:35.5
But please come back on KEDSTART.
07:37.6
Come like Chairman George Garcia.
07:40.6
Thank you very much indeed, ma'am.
