Panayam kay Comelec spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco kaugnay ng pag-apruba ng Kamara sa pagpapaliban ng BARMM election at pag-exempt ng Comelec sa ilang programa ng DOLE mula sa election spending ban

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Panayam kay Comelec spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco kaugnay ng pag-apruba ng Kamara sa pagpapaliban ng BARMM election at pag-exempt ng Comelec sa ilang programa ng DOLE mula sa election spending ban  For more news, visit:  ►https://www.ptvnews.ph/  Subscribe to our DailyMotion Channel: ►http://www.dailymotion.com/peoples-television-incorporated  Subscribe to our YouTube channel: ►http://www.youtube.com/ptvphilippines  Like our Facebook pages: ►PTV: http://facebook.com/PTVph  ►Rise and Shine Pilipinas: https://www.facebook.com/riseandshinepilipinas  Follow us on Twitter:  ►http://twitter.com/PTVph  Follow us on Instagram: ►https://www.instagram.com/ptvph  Watch our livestream on:  ►http://ptvnews.ph/livestream/ ►https://www.dailymotion.com/PTVPhilippines  Watch our News Programs, every Mondays to Fridays  Rise and Shine Pilipinas - 6:00 - 7:00 am | 7:30 - 8:00 am Balitang Pambansa - 7:00 - 7:30 am | 12:00 - 12:30 pm | 6:00 - 6:30pm | 9:30 - 10:00 pm PTV Sports - 8:00 - 9:00 am Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon - 12:30 - 1:00 pm Sentro Balita - 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Ulat Bayan - 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm PTV News Tonight -  10:00 pm - 10:30 pm  Saturday & Sunday: ►Sentro Balita Weekend - 1:30 - 2:00 pm ►Ulat Bayan Weekend - 6:15 pm - 7:00 pm

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00:00for the approval of the Camera for the Barm Elections

00:05and the exemption of COMELEC from some of the DOLE's programs

00:09from the Election Spending Ban.

00:11We will discuss this with Director John Rex Laudianco,

00:16the spokesperson of the Commission on Elections.

00:19Director Laudianco, good afternoon.

00:23Good afternoon, Ma'am Nina, and to all the viewers of Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon.

00:28From you in COMELEC, what can you say

00:32that the Reset of the Elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao or Barm

00:37is already approved in the third and final reading of the Camera?

00:45You know, we in COMELEC, Ma'am Nina, whatever the law will be,

00:49as the enforcers, we are really just waiting for it.

00:52We also know that this is going through a process.

00:55We still have a lot of work to do.

00:57And before it becomes a law, it will still go through our executive board.

01:02So if ever this becomes a law,

01:06COMELEC is ready to stop our preparation and we will abide by this order.

01:13If ever this does not become a law,

01:16as you can see now, COMELEC is continuously preparing.

01:20We are continuously doing the process.

01:23In fact, on December 23, we will start testing the Trusted Bid,

01:28or what we call the Final Configuration of our Automated Election System

01:33so that we can prove and show our countrymen that the system we will be using in 2025 will be good.

01:40Okay. And for our countrymen to understand,

01:44what are the grounds for postponing the elections in Barm?

01:51First of all, in Barm, the issue of the removal of the province of Sulu

01:58as a part of the Moro Autonomous Region in Muslimin Danau,

02:02in the organic law of Barm,

02:05the province of Sulu is included, as well as Maguindanao del Norte, Maguindanao del Sur,

02:10Lanao del Sur, Basilan, and Tawi-Tawi.

02:12Because of the removal of Sulu, according to the decision of our Supreme Court,

02:18the supposedly 80 members of the parliament that we will elect in 2025 were reduced to 7.

02:28And because of this, one of the issues was,

02:30is the election still being held according to the original intention of the 80 members of the parliament?

02:37And aside from this, there was also a question,

02:39what will happen to the process if the number is not enough?

02:44And we think that this is the biggest issue that is being discussed here regarding the removal of the Barm elections.

02:52Okay.

02:53In other talks, Director,

02:55why is the SHAM program of DOLE exempted from the Election Spending Ban?

03:03And what are these programs?

03:07Just like what our viewers are saying,

03:10the laws and regulations of the government,

03:13even if it was never intended,

03:15the programs of social services of our government were stopped.

03:20Just like here in the Department of Labor,

03:23they have programs that are being conducted continuously,

03:26whether it is an election or not.

03:28It just so happened that under our law,

03:31the entry of our election period, especially the 45 days,

03:37all the spending of the government's money must have a prior authority from COMELEC.

03:44The only purpose of this is to ensure that state resources will not be used in the election

03:50or in the promotion of some people's rights.

03:52Just a few of the things that you will see,

03:55COMELEC always gives conditions for exemption in our projects.

04:03Number one, there must be reporting to COMELEC.

04:06Number two, it must not be used for the influence of the government.

04:10In fact, COMELEC added that it should not constitute AICs,

04:16or the so-called Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations.

04:20Meaning, this is what we are giving as assistance,

04:23but COMELEC is stopping it 10 days before the election.

04:28Those are the things that COMELEC is doing, just to be sure.

04:31Some of the programs that DOLE gave here,

04:35their employment first, in studies.

04:39Second, in their government internship program, Job Start Philippines Program.

04:44These are the ones looking for jobs.

04:46The Adjustment Measure Programs,

04:48those that we can say are at a disadvantage in their work.

04:53The Workers Organization Development Program.

04:56The DOLE, Integrated Livelihood Emergency Employment Program,

05:01which is a must, especially for the displaced workers.

05:05The Financial Assistance Program for Migratory Sugarcane Workers.

05:10We all know the state of sugarcane production in our country.

05:14The Child Labor Prevention and Elimination Program.

05:17Their Eat-to-Pair Program.

05:20As well as the so-called programs for out-of-school youth.

05:25These are just a few of the things that COMELEC stopped,

05:28because we can see that these programs should continue,

05:32and we should keep in mind that this will not influence the election.

05:35All right. Director, how is your preparation for the upcoming election?

05:42And we would also like to ask for an update on the election cases that you are targeting right now.

05:50First of all, the 156 candidates on the party list that we mentioned earlier,

05:56one will be deducted because there is one party that withdrew,

06:00and we are just waiting for it to be granted.

06:02We will announce it once it has been decided.

06:06Second, our roadshow of the Automated Counting Machine

06:09that started on December 2.

06:11This is nationwide. This will continue.

06:14Just wait for it on the COMELEC Facebook page and our website.

06:18The schedule, since we might be near your barangay,

06:21we are really going to Barabarangay,

06:24You can join us first-hand.

06:26You will experience how easy and proper it is to use our Automated Counting Machine.

06:32And just like what I mentioned earlier,

06:34COMELEC does not stop testing our system.

06:39The international certification of our system is advancing.

06:42We will continue testing Trusted Build.

06:46We will livestream this on December 23, around 9 in the morning.

06:51We will show our countrymen how COMELEC is testing the final version

06:57of our so-called Automated Election System.

07:00And you will also see our mock elections that we will do next year

07:05where we will vote for real voters, real teachers, real electoral boards.

07:09We will vote for real schools where elections will take place.

07:14This is also based on the certification we are doing

07:17and we will continue to increase our preparation for elections.

07:22And by the way, I would like to inform you, this is the first time,

07:27that COMELEC has just received 4 awards from the International Center for Parliamentary Studies.

07:35Currently, the awarding is being held in the Dominican Republic

07:39where your Commission on Elections was nominated as the Election Commission of the Year

07:45to all election management bodies around the world.

07:48This is the highest honor.

07:51We also received 3 more awards, the Electoral Ergonomy Awards

07:55in promoting COMELEC in increasing the voting experience and registration experience.

08:01We also received the Electoral Conflict Management Awards

08:05in solving quickly, properly, and efficiently

08:09questions and election cases.

08:12And above all, the International Institutional Engagement Award was also received by COMELEC.

08:18This is a big thank you to the award-giving body,

08:22the International Center for Parliamentary Studies

08:25and all of its activities are sponsored by COMELEC in the Philippine Republic.

08:29Congratulations to all of you who received the award for COMELEC.

08:36Sirs, what are the new rules that were issued

08:41regarding the campaign materials?

08:44What are the paraphernalia or giveaways that you are allowing now?

08:52As stated in our law, Republic Act 9006,

08:57since there is no change in that,

08:59the traditional campaign materials are still allowed by COMELEC

09:03such as flyers, pamphlets, posters, and also banners and streamers.

09:10We just added that LED or Electronic Billboards and Electronic Posters are also allowed.

09:18COMELEC also allows candidates and political parties

09:23to ask for permission to use new campaign methods.

09:27Even though the law we are using is still a bit traditional,

09:31it is not without COMELEC's strength

09:34to allow the use of new campaign methods.

09:40For example, LED and Electronic Billboards.

09:44COMELEC is also working on ways where we can monitor and focus

09:50on the use of the Internet and social media.

09:53As reported in the past,

09:55the registration of our social media channels,

10:01websites, and other electronic and digital platforms

10:04will be used in the campaign.

10:06Compliance is substantial.

10:08A lot of people complied even though some were not fulfilled

10:11and may not be able to catch up.

10:13So now, we are implementing Resolution 11064

10:18where those who complied will enjoy the benefits

10:23of our social media channels in the campaign.

10:26COMELEC is also happy to monitor expenses.

10:33As we know, expenses for campaigning are always limited.

10:38For our candidates who have political parties,

10:42they have a cap of P3 per voter.

10:46So if there are registered voters in their jurisdiction,

10:50they will earn P3 and that is their limit.

10:53Their political party is also allowed to spend P30

10:58to multiply the total number of registered voters.

11:02And compared to the independent candidates,

11:04if our political party has P3,

11:07the independent candidates will be fined P5 per registered voter.

11:13So that is included in our campaign.

11:16Just a reminder, the campaign for national positions

11:21will start on February 11, 2025.

11:24And for our local positions,

11:27from the members of the House of Representatives,

11:29Governors, Mayors, and members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan,

11:32Panlungsod, and Bayan from March 28, 2025.

11:36All campaigns will end on May 10, 2025

11:40because campaigns are prohibited one day before May 11.

11:45And of course, it is also prohibited on the day of our election,

11:48May 12, 2025.

11:50Okay, thank you very much for your time.

11:53Director John Rex Laudianco,

11:56the Speaker of the Commission on Elections.

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