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00:00We will now talk to Comedic Chairman George Erwin Garcia about the start of the election period, nationwide gun ban, and the implementation of the checkpoints.
00:15Good morning and welcome to Balitang Hali.
00:18Good morning sir Rafi and good morning to our fellow countrymen.
00:22Yes, the election period officially started. How was the implementation of the guidelines and protocols?
00:29You are right. The establishment of the checkpoints throughout the country has been well-established.
00:35Because of that, 80 individuals were arrested because they have firearms outside the residence,
00:44even though they have a license or permit to carry, but they don't have any exemption from the commission on election.
00:53At the same time, so far, the law enforcement authorities are well-established in our checkpoints.
01:00We don't receive any complaints from our fellow countrymen.
01:05We are making sure that their rights are respected.
01:08What are the election violations that you are strictly monitoring at this time?
01:15First and foremost is the violation of the gun ban.
01:19There should be an exemption for those who carry firearms outside their residence.
01:25That's what we are monitoring closely, especially the possibility of election-related violence.
01:32That's the reason why we have areas of concern, red category, orange category, yellow, and green category.
01:43So that we can see the possible violation of our election law that started during the election period.
01:50For the information of everyone in the government, it is also prohibited to suspend, transfer,
01:56and give details to the government of unrelated permits from the commission on election.
02:02Do you have a coordination with PNP on how to identify the private armed groups?
02:06Do you have anything like this now?
02:08That's what we are monitoring, sir Rafi.
02:11When we met with the ESP and PNP, we said that all private armed groups in the country may be abolished.
02:20We believe that no one will be able to withstand a proper and clean election,
02:25as long as the private armed groups are there, because they are the ones who are threatened.
02:29They are the reason why the politicians and other parties are forced to vote.
02:35That's why all of that should be abolished.
02:38How will it affect the printed ballots and the election system if a candidate suddenly withdraws?
02:45Because at the moment, we are printing ballots and there are many of us who are printing ballots.
02:53If someone withdraws, especially from the national position,
02:56we will not be able to reprint or start printing ballots again.
03:01What will happen, sir Rafi, is that the candidate's name will still be printed on the ballot.
03:06But if he, for example, withdrew, his name will be printed on the ballot and our fellow countrymen will abolish him,
03:13all of his votes will be considered as stray votes and will not be counted.
03:19Okay. When it comes to GANBAL, is it automatic to arrest and confiscate weapons?
03:24Who will be the last one to bring or use the weapons, even in an emergency case?
03:28Yes. Even in an emergency case, they say a good faith is not a defense, sir Rafi.
03:34The armed forces should provide services or their services should be ongoing.
03:42For example, a member of AFP, a member of PNP or other law enforcement authorities.
03:48When it comes to cancelling, it is the same as bringing weapons outside the president and the same is their license.
03:57So those who say it's an emergency, maybe it's a matter of defense.
04:01But again, the question is, were you able to get an exemption from the Comelec?
04:08Okay. Is there an SOP when it comes to checkpoints? What are the indications that the checkpoint is legitimate?
04:15Yes sir Rafi. Our countrymen should understand and respect all members of PNP and AFP, Bureau of Coast Guard and our Bureau of Fire Protection,
04:31that the rights of our countrymen should always be prioritized.
04:38It means that inspectors at the checkpoints are limited to plain view.
04:44They cannot just open the checkpoint. They cannot just let people and motorists out of their vehicles.
04:51Or they can be arrested. That's strictly prohibited.
04:55Okay. That's clear. Thank you very much for your time this afternoon.
04:59Thank you very much sir Rafi. Long live.
05:01This is Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia.
05:08For more information visit www.comelec.gov