630 bayan at lungsod, nagsumite ng pirma para sa people's iniative | 24 Oras
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Transcript
00:00 [Music]
00:03 In Cabana, Quezon City, District 2,
00:05 we were able to submit signature forms
00:08 to the recognized body of the Maralita Community in Pamayanan or Dampa,
00:13 a group of Maralita from Tagalong Sod.
00:16 They were willing to hide their identity.
00:19 But she said, before October,
00:21 they already held the forms to find a firm
00:24 that will support the amendment of the Constitution
00:27 and make a joint voting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
00:32 It's not easy to sign a need,
00:35 it's obvious to the people.
00:37 Remove the form.
00:38 We used to play with those forms, we just upgraded them.
00:43 More than 20,000 signed the form,
00:46 which is more than the amount of signature needed for District 2,
00:50 said the group.
00:52 When the firm received the form, they immediately submitted it
00:57 and now they are counting it.
00:59 Then they will issue a certification of how many signatures they received.
01:04 But as Comelec said, it's not yet over
01:07 because there will be a process called verification of the signatures.
01:13 According to Comelec,
01:14 they have the power to remove the names and signatures that do not match their record.
01:19 A person from Comelec can request to remove their signature
01:24 if they don't want to be part of the People's Initiative.
01:28 But they were allowed to sign.
01:30 The local Comelec can remove it.
01:32 Comelec will also consider the allegations that the firm bought
01:36 or that the firm was just cheated.
01:39 Cell by First District Representative Edsel Lagman,
01:42 against the People's Initiative,
01:44 commented on the allegations that 3 percent of the signatures were from his district.
01:50 Whether sufficient or not,
01:52 it is irrelevant to the procedure of gathering signatures.
01:58 It is intended to be bought by him.
02:02 The signature forms received by Comelec from different parts of the country,
02:06 from more than 600 cities and municipalities,
02:10 or less than half of its total number.
02:13 The legislative district is 253 in the country.
02:18 Each district should have a signature that is equivalent to 3 percent of its voters.
02:24 A requirement in the law that is not easy to apply, according to Comelec.
02:28 Only one district can say that without 3 percent,
02:33 the plebiscite will not continue,
02:36 the People's Initiative will not give,
02:38 even if 12 percent of the total number is obtained by the country.
02:43 For GMA Integrated News, Sandra Aguinaldo, for Tutok 24 Horas.
02:48 Translated by Daniel Sinewan
02:58 (upbeat music)