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00:00 Exactly a week before the start of voter registration for the 2025 midterm elections, let's find out the latest on the preparation of COMELEC.

00:09 We are joined by COMELEC Chairman George Garcia. Good morning and welcome sir to "Balitang Hali".

00:16 Good morning Ma'am Connie, Sir Rafi, good morning to our fellow countrymen.

00:20 Chairman, what stage are you in preparing for the February 12 voter registration?

00:25 We are ready Sir Rafi for our voter registration. In fact, on February 12, we declared it as the day of the Filipino voters,

00:35 or what is called National Voters Day. At the same time, on February 12, we will have different activities for the entire Philippines.

00:46 Your service will go to the Kalayaan Islands with the high-ranking official of the Commission on Elections

00:52 because we want to show everyone that we can reach the registration that we will do even in the most remote and remote places in our country,

01:01 like the Kalayaan Islands. Actually, this is a municipality of the province of Palawan.

01:06 We want to register more or less 3 million Filipinos in our projection, that is how many will be added to our number of voters.

01:15 For our viewers to know, when is a voter removed from the voters list?

01:21 If Sir Rafi, you were not voted by the two next elections, for example, the 2022 national and local election and the barangay and SK elections of October 2023,

01:33 you will be automatically deactivated. That means you will not be able to vote in the next election.

01:39 However, if you were removed in 2019 and you were not voted in 2022, you can now reactivate your registration in our nearest local commelect,

01:52 if not in our malls because we will have a mall registration and registration anywhere.

01:59 And there is no notification for those voters who were removed from the list, right?

02:03 So the voter should go to the commelect to check if he is still there and if not, he should be registered.

02:09 They should receive notices or letters from the commelect that their names are being removed.

02:16 Remember, in our law, you cannot remove or add anyone's name to our list if they will not pass through the hearing of the Election Registration Board

02:26 where the election officer, the civil registrar, and the deputy superintendent of the municipality or city are members.

02:33 Therefore, there should be a due process before they are removed.

02:36 But it's also good for those who are still doubtful if they are still there, they can go to the local commelect to verify if their names are still on the list.

02:46 Yes. Voter registration will last for seven months from Monday to September 30. Do you think this time is enough?

02:53 In our opinion, it's a long time. But unfortunately, this is what we are calling on our countrymen,

03:01 don't wait for a few days before September 30 and they will be registered, they will be corrected in their registration,

03:09 they will be transferred to another registration.

03:11 I hope that we will be able to register them early so that the queue will not be long or they will be removed on time.

03:20 Remember, we will not extend our registration. It will be completed on September 30.

03:28 Just like Sir Raffy Mankoni, our registered voters will be registered overseas. It will be completed on September 30.

03:35 That's why there should be no habit of being a maniac.

03:39 But what can you say about the call that I should really clean the list of voters, those who are calling for re-registration of all?

03:49 Can I do this?

03:50 Yes. We are really cleaning the list. In fact, in the last barangay, SK 491,000,

03:56 the multiple registrants that we saw and removed from all local comelec.

04:02 That's why, you know, it's better. I'm one of those who are pushing for it.

04:06 Ma'am Connie, when you mentioned that we should have general registration, even if it's two months, in 2026,

04:11 it's best if we do it before the 2028 election. The expenses of the comelec is not that big.

04:17 We will find out if the number of voters in the country is really 68 million or even lower.

04:25 So that there will be no doubt, no one will say that one is dead, why he/she is still voting, or this one is already transferred, why he/she is still voting.

04:33 But for now, we will just check the status of the procurement for the automated election system that will be used in our midterm elections.

04:42 How are you? What stage are we in all of this?

04:45 Ma'am Connie, Sir Rafi, we are not yet giving awards.

04:48 At the moment, there is a post-qualification where unfortunately, the only one who participated in our bidding for the machine is undergoing post-qualification.

04:59 We are checking all the documents that they submitted, if this is real.

05:03 At the same time, we tested their machines, including the ballot box that is included in the machine.

05:09 At the same time, we are also checking the allegations against them, the truth of those things.

05:15 Here in February 8, we will start the procurement for the transmission,

05:20 including the procurement for the so-called system that we will use for overseas voting.

05:26 Remember, this is the first time we will use the internet voting abroad.

05:30 Alright, but we will go to the Chairman here to talk about the People's Initiative.

05:35 How are you doing with the review of the guidelines for this?

05:39 That's right, Ma'am Connie. Last week, we created a panel of your service

05:45 that will review our existing ComElect Resolution 10-650.

05:50 Those are the guidelines that we are implementing on how a People's Initiative will be conducted.

05:56 In our opinion, there is a lack of and a lot of points in our interpretation of the guidelines.

06:02 We did not give them a timetable. We gave them a guideline that we said all interest groups should consult,

06:10 all groups for or against the People's Initiative so that in the coming times,

06:16 if not now, in the coming times, our guidance will be correct regarding the People's Initiative.

06:23 So it can happen in one month, it can happen in two months, or you know, our existing rules now,

06:28 it's been 14 years since we did that.

06:32 Okay, Chairman, thank you for your time that you gave us to explain these issues. Thank you, Sir.

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