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Marcos votes in Ilocos Norte

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. speaks to media after casting his vote for the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) at the Mariano Marcos Memorial Elementary School in Ilocos Norte, on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023.

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Transcript
00:00 [MUSIC]
00:10 [MUSIC]
00:36 >> Sir, there are reports that vote buying is still rampant in other parts of the country.
00:46 Although this is the mandate of Comelec,
00:49 [FOREIGN]
00:52 And second sir, how crucial is Barangay and
00:55 SK elections in terms of governance and midterm elections?
01:00 >> [FOREIGN]
01:10 >> Especially in the hot spot areas.
01:15 One of the, but so,
01:19 [FOREIGN]
01:29 >> So,
01:33 we will do our part as the government,
01:41 we will do our part to continue to enforce all of the laws that do not allow
01:49 the use of vote buying as a part of the campaign.
01:54 [FOREIGN]
02:04 [FOREIGN]
02:14 [FOREIGN]
02:24 [FOREIGN]
02:34 [FOREIGN]
02:44 [FOREIGN]
02:54 [FOREIGN]
02:57 >> Sir, the second question.
02:58 >> Yes. >> How crucial is Barangay and
03:04 SK elections when it comes to governance and midterm elections?
03:05 >> I cannot overstate the importance of the results of the Barangay elections.
03:11 It's very simple.
03:12 I mean, the political dynamic is very simple.
03:15 If, if you're running for mayor, and
03:19 the majority of the Barangay officials are on your side, are helping you.
03:27 [FOREIGN]
03:29 It will make it much easier to be elected at the local level.
03:34 But this applies all the way up to the national level.
03:38 [FOREIGN]
03:40 For the midterm elections, for example, what happens here in the Barangay elections,
03:45 the results of the Barangay elections today are going to have an effect
03:50 on the results on the midterm elections and
03:53 then subsequently in the national elections.
03:56 So it is that important.
03:58 [FOREIGN]
04:01 That I always say that as a national politician,
04:07 I always say that of all the elected officials,
04:16 it's the Barangay officials who can actually tell you,
04:22 I will deliver this many votes.
04:24 [FOREIGN]
04:34 And that's why,
04:47 [FOREIGN]
04:57 It is held at a very intimate personal level.
05:01 And that's why sometimes,
05:03 [FOREIGN]
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05:17 [BLANK_AUDIO]