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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?

That's right, ma'am. We started the registration on February 12. We are going to finish and complete everything by September 30.

Try to imagine we just conducted the registration for the last two months and we reached already the threshold of 2 million.

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.

Okay. And another thing that you are more optimistic about is that the COMELEC has procured a new transmission system for the 2025 elections.

How different is this new transmission system?

Practically, ma'am Karen, lahat ng mga wala before, nilagay natin lahat ngayon.

There will be a sent-to-all feature of this transmission, meaning to say there will be no more the so-called transparency server.

Yung transparency server kasi pag nabulunan, hindi na nakakakuha ng results kahit ang media.

Ngayon po, from the precinct, it will be sent to the PPCRB, NAMFRL, to the majority party, minority party, to the media.

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.

So, meaning to say, they will be able to counter-check each and every precinct being sent to their servers.

And at the same time, we are going to likewise print the election returns, and yung meron pa rin tayong resibo.

Yung resibo, ma'am Karen, meron na po siya ngayon, a QR code.

Yung NAMFRL, PPCRB can immediately take the QR code and can immediately conduct a quick count.

So, there will be a lot of counter-checking.

It will be happening.

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.

Okay.

Would this transmission system, is this better than the last one we had during the presidential elections?

Yes, ma'am.

We are hoping that this will be better and this will be more transparent because during the last election,

there were questions about...

There was this so-called middleman na pinupuntahan ng mga results.

E dito po, na-disprove natin yun.

But in this particular case, try to imagine from the precinct going to the different entities simultaneously.

Siguro may difference lang ng 2 seconds yung PPCRB, NAMFRL, at KBP and majority-minority party.

And therefore, they can easily counter-check the results.

Okay.

So, you've awarded this to...

I-1 Resources Incorporated and Ardent Networks Incorporated.

I wanted to ask you, this is correct that Smartmatic at this point is banned from all Comelec procurement, right?

Yes, ma'am.

Because that's our decision, disqualifying Smartmatic.

Okay.

So, wala nang Smartmatic.

Itong I-1 Resources Inc. and Ardent, are these Filipino companies?

Yes, ma'am.

And for your information, we separated.

The procurement of the transmission and the software and the hardware.

Yung machines, separate po yun.

Mayroon system ang nanalo doon.

Ito pong transmission, separated po, in-unbundle natin.

Before, in previous elections, since 2010, we always bundled the transmission and the hardware and the software.

Ngayon po, the strategy is, number one, we will list the machines.

Number two, we will unbundle the transmission with the machines.

Oo.

Okay.

And I think, I'd like to add, no?

I mean...

The fact that there are two Filipino companies, that says something.

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,

they've always advocated for the Comelec in the past to give a chance to Filipino companies.

Yes, ma'am.

That's our...

Ayan po yung leaning natin ngayon po.

Hopefully nga po, in the near future, there will be Filipino companies who can manufacture and produce machines

that can be used for purposes of the election.

Because of our experiences, unfortunately, until today, wala po kasi.

And so, settled tayo sa foreign company and magkakaroon lang sila ng joint venture sa Filipino companies.

But the Filipino companies will be only for financial and yung logistics, but not the technical aspect.

Oo.

Yung technical aspect nito ng I want an Ardent, I'm curious, where is it coming from?

Yung mga technology nila is from Germany and other foreign countries.

But I would like to...

I would like to guarantee to everyone, especially the operation of the so-called telco exchange,

where the results will be sent, it will be purely the Comelec people that will be managing.

We'll just be renting the system or the machines and the equipments,

but the Comelec people will be the one to manage the entire process.

We do not want to repeat a repeat of what happened before.

Na yung nag-explain, nagpapaliwanag, nagde-demo, sumasagot, ay hindi mga taga-Comelec.

It will always be the Comelec people that will be answering queries, especially on technical.

Okay, very good.

Now, very quickly, let's talk about OFWs, our Overseas Filipino Workers.

Overseas voting, you are hoping this 2025 ba ito that they can do it online, via internet, this is correct?

Yes, ma'am. For the first time, we're going to conduct internet voting to our overseas Filipinos.

We're hoping to increase the number of registered voters.

Unfortunately, ang baba po kasi.

Ang baba rin ang voters turned out, 40.59%.

So, for the first time, we're going to conduct internet voting.

They can vote using their cellphones, iPads, and laptops.

Is that safe?

Yes, ma'am. That's the number one priority.

We have to ensure the security of the results.

Meaning to say, yan po yung tinitingnan.

But remember, ma'am, tayo nga po ngayon.

Meron tayong internet banking.

Meron po tayong payment using the internet, yung mga utilities natin.

Doon po, bago sila makaboto, we will make it a point.

Ensured na yung biometrics will be taken.

The facial recognition, iris, the fingerprints.

So that before they can vote, naka-enroll lahat yun.

And then, garantisado na sila yung makakaboto.

Okay. But right now, there are over 100,000 Filipinos overseas that have registered.

I mean, that's great, but it seems to be a very small number, right?

Considering how many OFWs do we have?

Who voted last year?

Yes, ma'am.

During the last election, we have 1.697 million registered voters abroad.

And sa 1.697 million, ma'am Karen, 40.59% voted the highest in the history of overseas voting.

And that's only about 600,000.

Simply because we only have two modes in the 2022 elections.

Meron po tayo in person going to the embassies or consulate, number two, by mail.

Unfortunately, kahit libre na yung postage, hindi pa rin po binabalik yung mga balota.

And so, kaya po itong option natin na internet voting.

Hanggang September 30, baka sakaling tataas pa yung bilang ng mga registered voters natin.

And that will ensure a higher voters turnout also.

On that note, I want to thank you for joining me today.

But please come back on KEDSTART.

Come like Chairman George Garcia.

Thank you, sir.

Thank you very much indeed, ma'am.

Thank you.