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00:00Welcome back to the National Printing Office in Quezon City, where you can see behind me the two printing machines that will be used to print 73 million ballots for the election of 2025.
00:26It's still early. We can already see the Kamalek machines. They are already here and ready.
00:31At 10 a.m. later, we will sign a Memorandum of Agreement between the Kamalek and the National Printing Office before printing the ballots.
00:45The process of printing the ballots is not a joke. It's not just like printing an ordinary document. Hundreds of people will be monitoring the printing.
00:56The process will be 24x7. It will take three weeks.
00:59Based on the schedule of printing the ballots, we will decide on the new targets to print the ballots.
01:08We will talk to the Assistant Director of the National Printing Office, Atty. R.G. Lim.
01:14Sir, good morning. Please join me. Thank you very much.
01:17Please walk us through the process. What will be the process of printing the ballots?
01:24Here, we can see the huge printers.
01:27Yes, sir.
01:28The start is here on the server of Kamalek.
01:32Let's show it. This is the server of Kamalek.
01:34The data of Kamalek is already there. It will be transferred to the printer.
01:38Okay.
01:39Once it's in the printer, the operators of the National Printing Office will start printing.
01:45It's automatic.
01:46Okay.
01:47It will continue until the sheeter.
01:48After the sheeter, we will transfer it to Kamalek to verify the ballots.
01:53You mentioned earlier that our target to print every day is 950,000 ballots to achieve the April 14 deadline.
02:03Yes, sir.
02:04We were pushed back by the TRO for three weeks. What is our new target?
02:08It's 1.5 million already.
02:10Okay. 1.5 million ballots. I computed it earlier, Kapuso.
02:14That's 62,500 ballots per hour.
02:17Yes, sir.
02:18Can you do it?
02:19We can do it.
02:20We can do it.
02:21There are two machines there and we also have a backup of four machines.
02:24In fact, what we will use in the new Kamalek is a minimum of two machines.
02:29Okay.
02:30Then, there is one backup. So, there are three machines running.
02:32So, it's possible that we can do it faster if we need to.
02:36If all six machines are running, by March, the printing will be done.
02:41Okay.
02:42So, we can do it.
02:43It's a bit comfortable because there are some machines that we might not be able to reach the target because of the TROs.
02:52We can do it.
02:53You can do it.
02:54Okay.
02:55This is, of course, automated.
02:57It's being printed.
02:58But there are still a lot of people.
02:59Do we have a process to ensure that the printed ballots are not defective,
03:07that the machine will not leak, you know, all those issues that might come up in our ballots?
03:14There is.
03:15It's part of our process.
03:16Once the printing is done, we will put it in Kamalek.
03:20We will test it in the ACM one by one.
03:22Okay.
03:23Once it's done, we will reprint it.
03:25Okay.
03:26So, we will minimize the defective ballots, the spoiled ballots, because the machine will leak.
03:32Of course, another concern, especially for the candidates,
03:35is the printed ballot correct?
03:37Is my name there?
03:38There might be pre-marked ballots there.
03:41You know, all those issues that always leak during elections.
03:45It's secured.
03:47In fact, we have a viewing area.
03:49The media will see it 24x7.
03:51You will be able to access it.
03:52So, you will be able to see our process while printing.
03:55Okay.
03:56Thank you very much, Atty. RJ Lin.
03:59Thank you, sir.
04:00Good luck.
04:01We were able to get assurance from the National Printing Office and also from Kamalek
04:06that our deadline, April 14th, can be achieved.
04:10Thank you very much, sir.
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04:22Transcription by ESO. Translation by —