Voters registration, dinala ng Comelec sa ating mga kababayang Lumad sa Bukidnon;

Voters registration, dinala ng Comelec sa ating mga kababayang Lumad sa Bukidnon;  Mga liblib na lugar sa bansa, aabutin ng ahensiya

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00:00 The commission of elections will continue to vote for our countrymen to register for the election.

00:06 In fact, even though our countrymen are in the streets, the agency went to them to make sure that they can vote.

00:15 Louisa Erispe is back in the center of the news.

00:18 At the age of 74, father Pedro has never voted.

00:25 Even though he wants to vote, it's hard for him to register as a Lumad or indigenous people in Bukidnon.

00:33 Aside from the expenses, it's hard to go down the mountain and it takes several hours to register.

00:39 He wants to register because he wants to help people who should be able to vote.

00:48 He should vote for those who should be able to vote, like Bongbong Marcos, our beloved president.

00:56 But the commission of elections won't allow a Filipino to use his right to vote.

01:03 Even in Comelec, the tribe of father Pedro, the Tiguanon tribe,

01:08 climbed the mountain, crossed the river, and made Comelec happy among the Lumad.

01:15 The tribe's acceptance of Comelec was warm.

01:18 The commission and the registration were held in a ritual.

01:23 When it comes to the registration of the Tiguanon, only 35 new people registered.

01:32 But according to them, the important thing is that all of them can vote in the upcoming election.

01:38 The tribe's leader was happy to know Comelec for the right of Lumad

01:43 to register and give priority to voting.

01:47 I'm happy and I'm thankful to the people who registered in the barangay.

01:57 I'm thankful that we were able to reach the citizens.

02:02 According to Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia,

02:05 they also plan to not only register but also vote for the IPs.

02:11 If only 110,000 machines can do it,

02:14 if for example in Sitio, where we went earlier,

02:18 it's a barangay, if there are 300 to 400 voters,

02:23 why don't we bring our machines?

02:25 We proved that the new machines that we will use,

02:28 that will be customized in Korea, can operate even without electricity.

02:36 Lumad voters in the country are in the hundreds of thousands.

02:39 That's why Comelec said that they will have a big role in the upcoming election.

02:44 As of now, 1.4 million people registered in the country since February.

02:50 Louisa Erispe for Pambansang TV in Bagoong, Philippines.