Unang Balita sa Unang Hirit: October 30, 2023 [HD]

GMA Integrated News

Narito ang mga balitang ating tinutukan ngayong Lunes, October 30, 2023   - Pasong Tamo Elementary School, isa sa mga eskuwelahang automated ang botohan para sa BSKE   - Ilang senior citizen, maagang pumila sa polling precinct   - Early voting hours para sa vulnerable sector sa Muntinlupa: 5 am - 7 am | COMELEC Chairman Garcia, nag-ikot sa Muntinlupa Elementary School para sa early voting  - Mga petsang dapat tandaan sa COMELEC Calendar   - COMELEC: Barangay 176, Bagong Silang, mahigit 91,500 ang registered voters, pinakaramarami sa buong Pilipinas | Ilang botante, maaga pumunta sa mga polling precinct para makaiwas sa dagsa ng tao   - EXPLAINER: Mga tungkulin ng mga opisyal ng Barangay at Sangguniang Kabataan | Honoraria at benefits ng mga opisyal ng barangay at Sangguniang Kabataan  - Mga botante sa Rizal Elementary School, maagang pumila | Mga dating taga-Makati city, first-time boboto bilang resident ng Taguig | Ilang botante na ngayo’y sakop na ng Taguig, nalito sa kanilang bagong precinct assignment   - COMELEC Chairman Geroge Garcia, nakaboto na sa Banaba Cerca Integrated School   - GFX: Dos and Don'ts ngayong BSKE 2023   - Mga polling precinct sa bansa para sa 2023 BSKE, bukas na   - PBBM, bumoto na sa Mariano Marcos Memorial Elementary School sa Ilocos Norte   - SB19, guest mentor ng “Team Stellbound” sa “The Voice Generations”  Unang Balita is the news segment of GMA Network's daily morning program, Unang Hirit. It's anchored by Arnold Clavio, Susan Enriquez, Ivan Mayrina, and Mariz Umali, and airs on GMA-7 Mondays to Fridays at 5:30 AM (PHL Time).  For more videos from Unang Balita, visit http://www.gmanetwork.com/unangbalita. For Kapuso abroad, subscribe to GMA Pinoy TV (http://www.gmapinoytv.com/) for GMA programs.

Transcript

00:00 [music]

00:08 Good morning. Here are the first news of GMA Integrated News.

00:13 [music]

00:16 20 teachers in Abra resigned as electoral board members for the upcoming barangay and sanguniang kabataan elections today.

00:28 According to the Commission on Elections Affiliated, these teachers are affiliated to some candidates that's why they resigned.

00:37 They were not threatened or forced to resign.

00:40 Aside from Abra, 10 teachers in Bicol backed out as poll workers.

00:47 According to the Comilec, the police will replace the teachers who resigned.

00:52 Meanwhile, we are still here at Pasong Tamo Elementary School.

00:58 This is one of the few schools in the Philippines that will have an automated barangay and sanguniang kabataan elections.

01:06 It will start at 7 in the morning.

01:09 Even though the voting starts at 7, we have seen a lot of people who came here to vote.

01:17 We have seen PWDs, senior citizens, and pregnant women as they are among the first and priority in the line when it comes to voting.

01:29 We have also seen a lot of poll watchers here in this school because there are 16,766 registered voters and 143 precincts.

01:40 And because there are a lot of voters here, there are a lot of poll watchers and of course the electoral board, the teachers who will facilitate the voting.

01:52 We have seen that they have already started here.

01:56 Earlier, they were asking for the use of vote counting machines in their precincts.

02:02 At this point, we will now go to one of the precincts. We have with us Ms. Lalene Yap.

02:11 She is the chairman of precinct 538.

02:17 558.

02:18 558, sorry.

02:19 Ma'am, good morning to you. Thank you for having us.

02:23 Anyway, the elections will start at 7.

02:27 Can you just walk us through how the system will be set up for the national elections?

02:34 Will voters be able to find their precincts outside and they can sit here? How will the situation be?

02:42 It will be like that, ma'am. Outside, we have lists of our voters.

02:47 They will look at their numbers and I will verify it through their government ID.

02:54 And then I will prepare their ballot box and then they will give it to the poll clerk.

03:02 They will put the serial number on their name.

03:04 Alright. Ma'am, we have seen that the vote counting machine is still sealed.

03:10 How will it be later? When will it be opened?

03:15 And when will the process start to show to the poll watchers that our PCM is really efficient?

03:24 We are just waiting for the candidates' watchers to be complete so that they can witness the opening of our machine.

03:32 And they will see that this is really sealed and our tab has no bag inside.

03:38 Alright. How do we prepare for the problems that we see in the vote counting machines?

03:43 The automated ones, the ones that don't read the ballot box or the ones that are stuck.

03:49 Like the ones that don't read, we have a backup SD card.

03:54 So, two of them read the votes of the ballot box.

04:01 What about the ones that are written?

04:02 Those are rejected. The machines will not accept them.

04:06 And if they are not accepted, the voters cannot ask for them again?

04:09 No, only once.

04:11 That's why they really need to be careful.

04:13 Yes, and they are not allowed to bring water inside the precinct because our ballot box is very sensitive and of course, we need to be careful with our machines.

04:24 What else are not allowed to bring inside the precinct?

04:26 That's it. Water. That's a no-no.

04:29 Cellphone?

04:30 That's also a no-no because it's a no-no to take pictures of our ballot box.

04:33 Alright, because this is also to avoid vote-buying.

04:37 Yes.

04:38 What else do we expect to see at the peak of the voting?

04:43 Usually, we cater for seniors, PWD, and regular voters.

04:49 So, we expect that at 8 o'clock, the peak will be there because the seniors vote early.

04:56 Ma'am, let's talk to the voters, especially those who will be going to Pasumpung Elementary School.

05:01 What are the reminders that we should give them so that when they come here, they will be very efficient and there will be no barriers when voting?

05:08 For those who will vote today, what we should do is to look for our precinct first.

05:16 We can, we have people outside so that it will not be difficult for us to find our precinct.

05:23 When it comes to our precinct, we should immediately look for our name and number so that when they come here,

05:32 they can just say the number of their name and it will be easy for us to find them.

05:36 And our voting will be conducted directly.

05:39 Alright, thank you very much. We're wishing you all the best.

05:42 Thank you, ma'am.

05:43 I hope there will be no barriers, unlike the past where we really had a hard time.

05:47 Even the SIM was not read, right?

05:48 Yes, ma'am.

05:49 So, we're all ready.

05:50 Yes, ma'am. We're all ready.

05:51 Again, thank you very much, ma'am Lalene Yapo.

05:54 She is the chairman of Precinct 558 here in Pasong Tamo, Alana Tree School.

05:59 Thank you very much.

06:00 Thank you, ma'am.

06:01 Good luck.

06:02 My early voting for senior citizens, persons with disabilities and pregnant women in Naga City.

06:10 This is the first news live of Jessica Kalinog of GMA Regional TV, Balitang, Ticolandia.

06:15 Jessica, good morning.

06:17 Good morning.

06:18 It was 2 o'clock early this morning when the Naga City Treasurer's Office started the release of official ballots and election returns.

06:34 This is considered an early preparation for early voting today in 329 polling centers here in Naga City.

06:42 It was 4 o'clock in the morning when 75-year-old Kresencia, a mother, went to Julian B. Meliton Elementary School to vote with her child.

06:51 They were the first to find the name on the list.

06:53 Early voting hours in Naga City for senior citizens, persons with disabilities and heavily pregnant women are from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m.

07:01 Most of the people who went to these sectors early were senior citizens.

07:05 They can also vote, even if they are with their family or the person who is remembering them to vote.

07:10 Other senior citizens say it's hard to find their precinct.

07:13 Just like Mirna, who checked the Kamalek Precinct Finder and the map of the voting centers in Paaralan,

07:19 she found out that she already transferred to Concepcion-Pequena National High School.

07:24 Even though she was dismayed by what happened, she said she will still vote.

07:27 She just wore a pedicab to transfer.

07:30 As the sun rises, voters are slowly arriving at their polling centers.

07:35 More than 20,000 senior citizens and more than 7,000 PWDs in Naga City are expected to avail early voting hours.

07:43 Susan, for our senior citizens, PWDs and heavily pregnant women in Naga City,

07:49 they can still go to their polling centers early voting hours, so their exclusive voting hours until 7 a.m.

07:54 Those who cannot go to their polling centers until 7 a.m. early voting hours,

07:58 they can still go to their polling centers from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. later.

08:03 According to Kamalek, they are still the priority in the queue.

08:06 The only difference is that they have a partner from different sectors.

08:11 Susan?

08:12 Thank you very much for your report, Jessica Calinog of GMA Regional TV, Balitang, Micolandia.

08:19 We also have Montin Lupa in places that have early voting for senior citizens,

08:27 pregnant women, pregnant women and others in the vulnerable sector.

08:33 The situation there is in the first news live of Nico Juaez.

08:36 Nico.

08:37 Good morning. I'm here in Montin Lupa City, particularly here in Montin Lupa Elementary School.

08:47 Montin Lupa City is one of the two places in the country where pilot testing of early voting hours was conducted.

08:55 That is the priority for vulnerable sectors like senior citizens, pregnant women, PWD and indigenous people

09:06 who cannot vote because of the high number of people.

09:09 These early voting hours are only for testing while waiting for the early voting law to pass.

09:15 The vulnerable sector should have been able to vote a week before the election.

09:19 For now, early voting hours are conducted from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m.

09:23 After 7 a.m., regular voters will be allowed to vote.

09:28 Earlier, there were senior citizens who were already in line at 4 a.m.

09:33 Like Ms. Puriza, who is 88 years old.

09:36 According to her, even if there are no early voting hours, she is early every election to avoid the line.

09:43 PWD, Michael, is also early to vote, which also avoids the increase of voters.

09:48 Earlier, Comilec Chairman George Garcia himself observed the implementation of early voting hours.

09:55 Comilec is really pushing for this to be implemented.

09:58 It should be noted that the vulnerable sector should not be accompanied by regular voters for a better voting.

10:05 Here is the statement of Comilec Chairman George Garcia.

10:10 If this will be successful, by next election of 2025 National and Local,

10:16 also included the BSKE of 2025, we will conduct early voting hours if the law is not yet in effect in the whole Philippines.

10:24 Here in Montinlupa Elementary School, there are two places where the vulnerable sector can vote.

10:35 First is the Accessible Polling Place and the Emergency Accessible Polling Place.

10:42 This APP or Accessible Polling Place is like a regular precinct.

10:48 All staff are complete here.

10:50 The only difference is that in the Accessible Polling Place, there is pre-registration before the election.

10:56 Like a regular precinct, if you vote as a vulnerable sector, you will see your vote drop in the ballot box.

11:05 On the other side, in the Emergency Accessible Polling Place,

11:09 the difference is that even if there is no pre-registration before the election,

11:12 the vulnerable sector can still go there if they cannot go to the higher buildings where their precinct is.

11:20 The only difference is that they will follow their ballot to bring it here to the Emergency Accessible Polling Place and vote here.

11:28 After that, they will return their ballot to their precinct and drop it in the ballot box.

11:34 They will not see that their ballot will drop in the ballot box.

11:39 But according to our election officers, they will make sure that the vote of every resident who will vote here in the Emergency Accessible Polling Place is dropped.

11:49 Live from Mantinlupa City, I am Nico Juarez for GMA Integrated News.

11:54 Dear listeners, this is the important news in the Come Elect calendar.

12:01 Today is the election day, October 30.

12:06 And since today is the election day, the polling precincts will open from 7am to 3pm.

12:19 Some precincts will open earlier for early voting for senior citizens, persons with disabilities, and pregnant women.

12:28 From yesterday, October 29, until today, voting is prohibited.

12:38 Liquor ban and gun ban are also effective.

12:47 The last day for filing statements of contributions and expenditures of the candidates is until November 29.

13:01 We should remember that today is the day.

13:04 In North Caloocan, some voters arrived early to avoid the crowd this election day.

13:11 Live from Bagong Silang Elementary School, we have first news with James Agustin. James.

13:18 Good morning. Whatever time it is, the voting will start here in Bagong Silang Elementary School in North Caloocan.

13:29 But earlier, many of us were here to find their clustered precincts.

13:40 At 5am, residents were already busy looking for their clustered precincts

13:45 in the located locator map in front of Bagong Silang Elementary School.

13:49 More than 91,500 registered voters are in Barangay 176, Bagong Silang,

13:55 the largest in the Philippines based on Come Elect data.

13:59 The senior citizens, Dante and Ninita, got married early to avoid the crowd of voters.

14:05 They were well-dressed.

14:08 We are lucky to have a good worker in our area

14:12 and to be able to run our business in Bagong Silang.

14:17 There are many candidates, but we need to be smart when choosing.

14:24 Because sometimes, that's what will happen in our lives.

14:29 If you're not smart, the government will still be in trouble.

14:35 If you vote for someone who's not smart, nothing will happen to us.

14:39 The PWD also prevented Louie from going to the precincts to finish voting.

14:44 I'm sure they will do well. They're not corrupt.

14:49 This is also the way the tricycle driver, Roderick, discarded, who was still in a hurry to finish voting.

14:55 The only thing that can help our town is our voting.

14:59 I don't see a lot of corrupt people. I see a lot of poor Filipinos who can't even get into a school.

15:07 We need to find someone who loves people.

15:11 In the meantime, inside the school, you can see locator maps like this

15:21 so that the voters won't have a hard time.

15:24 The clustered precincts are at 170.

15:26 This is the only place in the school.

15:29 In the majority of cases, the two adjacent schools were used.

15:32 In Covered Court, this new elementary school,

15:35 this is considered an accessible polling place for our fellow citizens,

15:39 senior citizens, voters, and persons with disabilities or PWD.

15:44 Earlier, there was a confusion because there were senior citizens,

15:48 the clustered precincts that they saw listed there,

15:51 but the teachers guided them to Covered Court so that they can vote this morning.

15:58 For now, the confusion is not yet over here in the new elementary school,

16:02 and the voting is not yet starting.

16:04 We can still see people arranging things inside the classrooms.

16:07 That's all for now.

16:08 From North Caloocan, I am James Agustin for GEMI Integrated News.

16:16 Why are the candidates for the barangay and youth elections so angry?

16:21 What are the strengths and benefits of becoming an official?

16:26 Let's find out in our UBExplainer.

16:29 The role of the barangay is big in our society.

16:35 Because this is where the residents come first for their needs.

16:45 The barangay is led by a tree.

16:48 He is the one who implements the ordinances,

16:50 prepares the people for the barangay's budget,

16:53 checks that the public services are available,

16:56 and signs the contracts for the projects that will be carried out by his barangay.

17:01 The Sangguniang Barangay is the legislature that is led by the tree.

17:05 It is made up of seven barangay officials and Sangguniang Kabataan chairman or chairperson.

17:11 The Sangguniang Barangay is the one who makes the ordinances,

17:14 organizes the programs for the needs of the residents,

17:18 helps in the establishment and implementation of cooperatives,

17:21 organizes the activities of the people who are in need of additional funds for the barangay's projects,

17:26 and even the regular programs in the community about cleaning, nutrition, and prohibition of medicines.

17:32 The SK is the one who is in charge of the implementation of the youth programs.

17:37 The Lupong Tagapamayapa is the one who establishes the barangay's position

17:41 or the one who is in charge of the small communities.

17:44 The barangay officials have no salary but they receive an annual fee.

17:49 The barangay's tree receives not less than P1,000 per month or not more than the salary grade 14.

17:56 The members of the Sangguniang Barangay, SK chairman, barangay treasurer, and barangay secretary

18:01 receive P600 per month or not more than the salary grade 10.

18:07 The month of the honorarium of the SK officials depends on their attendance in the help,

18:13 deliberation, and official activities.

18:15 It should not exceed the salary grade 9 step 1 of their city or town.

18:20 While in service, they have insurance coverage, Christmas bonus, or cash gift that is not less than P1,000,

18:27 free medical treatment in the government hospital, free tuition and matriculation in any state university

18:33 or state colleges for their legitimate children, and will be given civil service eligibility.

18:39 The SK chairperson and its members are also free of tuition and matriculation in public tertiary schools.

18:45 They are also exempted from the National Service Training Program.

18:48 They have field health coverage, traveling reimbursement for official activities,

18:53 projects and programs, and civil service eligibility.

18:56 That's why, fellow citizens, the real ones will give the real and honest service.

19:03 This is the first news.

19:05 Ngui Kuahe, reporting for JMAI Integrated News.

19:10 Now, the barangay and SK elections, for the first time,

19:15 the residents of Makati City, which is now Taguig, will vote.

19:21 Live from Rizal Elementary School, we have the first news.

19:25 Darling Kai. Darling.

19:28 Iga, the voting has already started here at Rizal Elementary School in Taguig City.

19:36 The line is already long even in the early morning.

19:39 There are a lot of voters who came early in the morning to get in line or to finish early.

19:46 This barangay, Rizal, is one of the ten barangays that were transferred to the government of Taguig City.

19:51 That's why, now, there are voters who are confused or are still changing.

19:55 The voting started here at a polling place in Taguig at 7 in the morning.

20:02 But, in the early morning, the line of voters outside Rizal Elementary School in Barangay Rizal is already this long.

20:09 This is one of the ten barangays, or those in parcels 3 and 4, that were already transferred to the government of Taguig City.

20:17 Following a Supreme Court ruling, the Commission on Elections decided that from Makati City,

20:22 the government of Barangay and SK Elections will be transferred to Taguig City in ten barangays.

20:28 Jonel came here at 4 in the early morning.

20:32 Of course, I'm excited, especially that my chicken is fighting.

20:37 It's really important.

20:39 It's like you're also able to see yourself. I'm like, wow, I'm going to win. I'm going to win Rizal.

20:47 But, according to the guards who are watching, before 7 in the morning, they will be allowed to enter the school for the regular voters.

20:55 Senior citizens and PWDs will be allowed to enter first so that they can wait closer to their polling precincts.

21:03 That's why Rina decided to start the line here outside.

21:07 We'll start. We'll just do it so that we won't be...

21:15 So that we can be like them.

21:17 We'll give them discipline so that it will be fine.

21:20 This is the first time that residents here will vote as residents of Taguig.

21:25 However, they don't need to register again.

21:29 They were also sent a letter where their new precinct numbers are located.

21:33 So far, I'm just experiencing it now, but it looks peaceful. There's no problem.

21:38 My new precinct number was sent to my house.

21:41 Outside the polling place, there are also tarpaulins that are marked.

21:45 Here, the old cluster of precinct numbers is listed, as well as the new corresponding precinct assignments for the voters.

21:52 However, there are some voters who are still confused, like Navarro's wife.

21:56 I'm confused because it's confusing.

21:58 I'm looking for B, A.

22:02 It's not here.

22:04 It means that the one written here is incomplete.

22:07 What will you do?

22:09 We'll look for it.

22:11 You'll look for it?

22:12 Yes.

22:13 According to our people who are watching here, and also following the official voting process,

22:18 they can contact the voters' assistance desk to help them find their clustered precinct and precinct numbers.

22:26 [crowd noise]

22:31 Igan, what you can see behind me is the queue at the voters' assistance desk at Rizal Elementary School.

22:38 The voters are here and they have questions.

22:42 Sir, what is your concern? We are live on Unang Balit.

22:46 My name is not on my precinct number, so we will ask the desk.

22:52 When did you arrive at your precinct?

22:55 I arrived here on the 13th.

22:57 I came from there, but I couldn't find it.

22:59 Thank you, sir.

23:00 Ma'am, what is your concern?

23:03 I don't have my precinct number, but I have one. We'll look for it.

23:11 There's a letter that says your new precinct number is there.

23:15 Have you been there?

23:16 No, I haven't.

23:17 I haven't been there. I'm at the place where you can see the rooms.

23:25 Okay. Igan, that's the usual concern.

23:28 Thank you very much, ma'am.

23:29 Sir, that's the usual concern of the people in line at the voters' assistance desk.

23:34 They can't find their new precinct.

23:37 Others went to the clustered precinct that was written and sent to them,

23:41 and the list is here, but they can't find their names.

23:45 Now, there are many voters, and the number of people at the voters' assistance desk is increasing.

23:53 We'll ask the COMELEC officials here later how this will affect voters with concerns.

24:00 We'll continue to monitor this.

24:01 For now, that's the first news in Taguig.

24:04 I'm Darlene Kaye for GMA Integrated News.

24:13 Welcome back to Manama CERCA Integrated School.

24:17 We're here with one of the registered voters here at Clustered Precinct 46,

24:21 COMELEC Chairman George Garcia.

24:23 Good morning, sir.

24:24 Good morning, sir. Good morning to our fellow countrymen.

24:26 Okay. Chairman, what did we monitor until now, 20 minutes after the opening of elections?

24:37 Actually, last night, there were no major events.

24:40 In fact, we were worried that there might be a fire or a problem.

24:46 But so far, last night, everything was fine.

24:48 Of course, we followed the issue of voting.

24:51 Especially since we have people monitoring the election,

24:55 we didn't have a voting. We just joined hands.

24:58 Especially now, we're going home and we have a family gathering, a family reunion.

25:02 This morning, we started at 5 a.m. the early voting hours of our senior citizens, PWDs and heavily pregnant women.

25:12 Again, in two places in the Philippines, in Muntinlupa and Naga City.

25:17 It was a real blockbuster.

25:19 The voting of our fellow countrymen who are old.

25:22 They gathered at 4.30 a.m.

25:25 Based on our monitoring in the whole Philippines,

25:27 all precincts opened at exactly 7 a.m.

25:32 202,000 precincts in the whole country.

25:34 So, not a single precinct did not open?

25:38 So far, yes.

25:39 So far, in our reports, everything was opened and everything came to our election for our victory.

25:45 Like in the usual elections, we have received reports that names are missing.

25:50 What will you do in such situations?

25:53 You know, our problem is that we have removed 491,000 double or multiple registered voters.

26:00 So, you might be one of those double or multiple registered voters who are facing criminal cases.

26:05 If your name is missing outside, please show your name inside.

26:09 There is a possibility that your name is not outside but inside the precinct.

26:14 The list that is being controlled is the list inside the precinct, not the list outside.

26:18 Okay. So, in the beginning, we did not see any problem.

26:21 What is our outlook for the day after tomorrow?

26:23 And do we expect proclamations by day end?

26:26 Hopefully, our voters turnout is around 70 to 75 percent.

26:30 In 2018, our voters turnout was 70 percent.

26:34 Even in 2015, it was 70 percent.

26:37 Now, we are predicting 75 percent.

26:39 This afternoon, this evening, 10.30 to 11 o'clock, we will be able to proclaim.

26:44 Remember, there are 20 positions involved here in the SK and Barangay.

26:49 In Bulacan, they have three ballots.

26:53 They have a pre-visit for the highly urbanized city of San Jose del Monte.

26:58 Lastly, to all voters, why is their vote important in the Barangay and SK elections?

27:08 You know, our barangays are very important.

27:10 All our problems, all our fights, all our problems, all our solutions,

27:14 even during the pandemic, our barangays were our frontliners.

27:17 It means that the solution starts in the barangay.

27:20 I hope that we vote, we choose the right one, not because of what they give,

27:24 not because of the size of their campaign materials or the beauty of their campaign jingle.

27:29 Because the vote should be based on our knowledge of them.

27:33 They are friends, relatives, neighbors, classmates.

27:36 Therefore, because we know each other, we know the personality of each one of them.

27:41 And with that, we will not bother you anymore.

27:44 Comm. Chairman George García will now vote. Thank you very much, Chairman.

27:47 Thank you very much, Sir Ivan.

27:48 And that is the latest from Barabas-Tiarca Integrated School.

27:52 Let's go back to the studio.

27:53 A few reminders before you vote in the Barangay and SK elections.

28:01 Before you leave the house, check your present finder and if you are still an active voter.

28:10 Visit the Comelec website and use the online present finder.

28:16 There. One of the advice of Comelec Chairman George García,

28:21 list the candidates you will vote for so that you will not forget anyone.

28:27 There. Also, go to your voting present early so that you can finish it early.

28:33 There. That's right. Open it.

28:35 In some places, like Naga City and Montinlupa,

28:39 senior citizens, persons with disabilities, and pregnant women

28:44 can vote from 5am to 7am.

28:48 And if you are in the voting center, use the ballot secrecy folder.

28:56 Do not tear or destroy your ballot.

29:01 The ballots are limited and if you tear or destroy a lot,

29:04 it might not be read properly.

29:07 Do not take pictures of your ballot because your vote is sacred and it is a violation of voter secrecy.

29:17 Do not show your ballot to others.

29:22 If you are a senior citizen or PWD, ask your fellow citizens to help you.

29:28 And after voting, do not visit the voting center so that others can vote.

29:37 That's all for now.

29:40 It's past 7am. Polling precincts are open all over the country.

29:46 Let's go back to Pasong Tamu Elementary School in Quezon City.

29:51 We are still joined by Maris Umali. Maris?

29:54 Good morning, Igan. There are a lot of people, voters, here in Pasong Tamu Elementary School,

30:05 which is one of the schools.

30:07 They are the only ones in the Philippines that have automated the elections.

30:12 It's like we are in the barangay and the SK elections.

30:15 We can see that the line is very long here.

30:17 These people are the only ones who are looking for their precincts and where they can vote.

30:23 So it's okay.

30:25 We have talked earlier that they cannot find their precincts even though they have been voting here for two years already.

30:37 At this point, let's ask.

30:39 We can see that the line is very long in their precincts.

30:44 These people are the only ones who have finished voting.

30:49 Ma'am, you just finished voting. How was your voting?

30:53 Did you have a part in the process that was difficult for you?

30:57 No, ma'am.

30:59 Because the precincts are already memorized.

31:02 Memorized?

31:03 Yes.

31:04 The line was very fast.

31:07 Yes, it was fast.

31:09 Did you shade your vote?

31:13 Yes, I shaded my vote.

31:16 And no one passed?

31:18 No, ma'am.

31:19 Are you sure?

31:20 Yes, ma'am.

31:21 Did you read the vote counting machine?

31:23 Yes, ma'am.

31:24 Alright.

31:25 Congrats, ma'am.

31:26 You have voted.

31:27 Thank you for your duty as a country leader.

31:31 Thank you.

31:32 Take care.

31:33 Thank you.

31:34 Alright.

31:35 At this point, we can see the lines in their precincts.

31:39 This first floor is for PWD, senior citizens, and heavily pregnant women

31:47 so that they won't have a hard time getting on the bus.

31:51 At this point, we have someone to talk to.

31:53 Good morning, sir. I'm Maris.

31:55 I'm Ricardo Vidal.

31:56 Did you get in line or did you vote?

31:58 No, ma'am. I just got in line.

32:00 What time did you get here?

32:02 Around 7 am.

32:03 7 am?

32:04 Yes.

32:05 It was right at the opening.

32:06 Did you have a hard time getting in line?

32:07 No, ma'am. It was very spacious.

32:08 Did you find your precincts right away?

32:10 Yes.

32:11 Are you ready for the automated elections?

32:14 Yes, ma'am.

32:15 Did you memorize your votes?

32:18 Yes, ma'am.

32:19 Did you code your votes?

32:20 Yes, ma'am. I already coded my votes.

32:21 Alright. Good luck to you.

32:22 Yes, ma'am.

32:23 I hope you will read your counting machine.

32:26 Yes, ma'am.

32:27 At this point, we can still see poll watchers, of course,

32:34 because they need to protect their votes for their candidates.

32:42 Here are some of the candidates who just finished voting.

32:47 They are all mixed up.

32:48 And of course, we can see here,

32:52 we can see the rows inside, full of voters.

32:58 They are practicing their duties during the Barangay and S.K. elections.

33:04 So, that's the latest situation from Pasong Tamo Elementary School.

33:09 We'll be right back.

33:11 President Bongbong Marcos has already voted in the Barangay elections in Batac City, Ilocos Norte.

33:18 The President's voting precinct is at Mariano Marcos Memorial Elementary School.

33:22 He arrived there at 7 in the morning.

33:25 After voting, the President gave the important role of the winners of the elections.

33:30 They will be the body of the National Government in providing fast service to the public.

33:37 SB19 immediately heated up the Voice Generations stage in the start of the battle rounds.

33:53 Oh yes, full support to Coach Stell as a guest mentor of Team Stellbound.

34:04 They gave tips and advice game after game to make the "I Promise You" performance of the four tenors beautiful.

34:12 Of course, they also made the fans happy with their singing of "Liham".

34:16 SB19 member Justin said that he wants to replace Coach Chito

34:20 and will call him Coach Chinito.

34:23 How was Coach Chito in the performance of "Gento with the Boys"?

34:27 Come here, please.

34:28 I don't know the steps.

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