Comelec, nagsagawa ng mock elections sa Tawi-Tawi

Comelec, nagsagawa ng mock elections sa Tawi-Tawi;  Poll body, tiniyak na hindi na mangyayari ang glitch sa mismong eleksyon

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00:00Today, the Commission on Elections answered the questions and doubts

00:04about the new machine and transmission service that the Philippines will use in the 2025 elections.

00:10Because today, COMELEC conducted a small mock election here in Tawi-Tawi.

00:16From Manila, COMELEC transported automated counting machines,

00:21bags and ballot boxes to Tawi-Tawi to conduct small mock elections.

00:27Here, it was not easy to test if the service provider they hired for the ACM and transmission will work.

00:35Here, COMELEC also tested if the machines can travel using the boat

00:40and if it can read and send ballots even without a signal or in a remote area.

00:46The transmission is very fast and to think that there is no signal here in Tawi-Tawi.

00:50In fact, we are still buying for Peso-Peso, Peso-Peso and Pesos-Pesos load.

00:56We also showed here that the system of I-1 and Miru has been integrated.

01:02In the mock elections, all the votes were read.

01:06The election data or returns were also sent and arrived in Manila quickly.

01:11All stakeholders were also accepted, such as PPCRV and others.

01:16But there were some problems in the mock elections because there was a slight delay or a small glitch in reading the ballot.

01:24Because of this, it can be called a technical problem, but it was fixed immediately.

01:30Because the glitch is also connected to the problem of the battery,

01:34which is also one of the concerns of the local governments in Tawi-Tawi,

01:38because the electricity in the area is limited supply,

01:42COMELEC was sure that this will not happen in the election.

01:47The number one concern here I would say is the battery.

01:51We are used to blackouts here.

01:53We are used to the previous elections, so what will happen if there is a blackout?

01:58In the coming months, when we will have elections,

02:02we will ship it to all different towns, cities and provinces through the sea.

02:08You cannot ride an airplane.

02:10Meanwhile, residents of Tawi-Tawi have a positive view of the new machine and technology in voting.

02:17Even the election watchdogs are optimistic that the election will go well.

02:23It's better because it's safer for the new people here,

02:30for the new voters, for those we will support, for those who can help us.

02:38The Commission on Elections is saying that this is not the first and last time

02:44that COMELEC will conduct a mock election in different parts of the country

02:47because there are other places where COMELEC will go to test the machine.

02:53Earlier, we saw that even if it was docked on a boat, speedboat or wherever it traveled,

03:01the balota and ballot boxes and machines worked despite the small glitch that happened earlier.