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00:00A group is worried that it might be affected by the election of 2025
00:04following the withdrawal of a local partner of MIRU Systems.
00:08MIRU and its remaining partners promised to come back that they can still fulfill their contract.
00:14First news is from Mark Salazar.
00:20The Civil Society Group Right-to-Know Right-Now Coalition is worried
00:25that it might be affected by the withdrawal of one of the three Filipino partners
00:30in the joint venture with MIRU of Korea.
00:33The one who backed out, St. Timothy Construction Corporation,
00:37is now in charge of the credit line in case the fund of the joint venture is needed.
00:42Who will pay for the financing that is still in the air?
00:48Especially since St. Timothy has already left.
00:51Funds have been disbursed.
00:53A big part of the P17.9 billion pesos.
00:56And the ballot is about to be printed.
00:59The group is asking for documents to see the share of the work and expenses of each in the joint venture.
01:07More detailed financial records.
01:09And a split in the capital so that the 60-40 ownership rule is not violated.
01:15For now, they have nothing to talk about.
01:18That's why we're telling Comelec,
01:20keep everything out, put everything out there.
01:23And for the MIRU-JV, talk to us. Where are you?
01:27We can't see where they are.
01:29Because the office said that MIRU is not there.
01:32Are we talking to a phantom joint venture here?
01:36In one statement, MIRU and the two remaining Filipino partners said
01:41that they have already submitted a new net financial contracting capacity.
01:45A document showing their liquidity.
01:48They assure Comelec that they can follow and fulfill their contract for the 2025 elections.
01:56They have already shown their ability to do this.
01:59As of now, more than 78,000 of the 110,000 automated counting machines have already been delivered.
02:08Their commitment to transparency and inclusivity in delivering the remaining requirements remains.
02:16Regarding their office, MIRU said that they used to be in Quezon City.
02:20But they moved to Manila to be closer to Comelec
02:24because of their desire for easier coordination and communication.
02:29MIRU also said that even if the Philippine company St. Timothy withdraws,
02:35the 60% Filipino-owned joint venture remains.
02:40Because the former shares of St. Timothy went to its other partner.
02:45According to the Freedom of Information Act, the coalition will wait for half a month
02:51for the documents to be issued by the MIRU Joint Venture.
02:55After that 15 working days, we will be exhausting all our possible remedies,
03:01including judicial remedies if necessary.
03:05We are listening to what Comelec has to say about the Right to Know Right Now Coalition.
03:11This is the first news. Mark Salazar for GMA Integrated News.
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