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00:00Let's be together what will be, Takli!
00:09Let's be together what will be, Takli!
00:39This is the 24th Congressional District in the Senate.
00:43In the House of Representatives, there are 254 Congressmen in the Districts.
00:48Compared to the election of 2022,
00:51it added that General Santos City will have its own district,
00:56divided into three districts in the province of South Cotabato.
01:0163 Congressmen will be on the party list.
01:05The number of provinces was added because Maguindanao is less than Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur.
01:12That's why the number of officials will be increased to 82 governors.
01:19And more than 16,000 positions will be voted in City and Municipal Government Units.
01:26In fact, more than 200 positions are now included in the election compared to 2022.
01:33And when it comes to the law, aside from the BARM Parliamentary Elections,
01:3865 positions will not be voted in May.
01:44The campaign for the election of 2025 will start.
01:49The candidates for the Senate will have their own platforms to attract voters.
01:56Watch Rafi Tima!
01:57In the ballot box of President Bongbong Marcos in Ilocos Norte,
02:02Senator El Slate started the alliance for the new Philippines.
02:07The 12 candidates are complete.
02:10Former DILG Secretary Benjer Abalos,
02:13Makati Mayor Abby Binay,
02:16Senator Bong Revilla,
02:18Senator Apia Caetano,
02:20Former Senator Ping Lakson,
02:23Senator Lito Lapid,
02:25Senator Lito Lapid,
02:27Senator Aimee Marcos,
02:29Former Senator Manny Pacquiao,
02:32Former Senator Tito Soto,
02:35Senator Francis Tolentino,
02:37Congressman Erwin Tulfo,
02:39and Congresswoman Camille Villar.
02:41Our candidates are not ordinary.
02:46They are not like those we see in other parties.
02:50It is very difficult to get their members.
02:55We have been fighting for a long time
03:00and we have been serving the public for a long time.
03:04They have their own plans for the Senate.
03:08They promised to support the programs of the Marcos administration.
03:12In the vote-rich province of Cavite,
03:14the People's Campaign Kickoff Rally was held by the returning Senate hopefuls,
03:17Senators Sinabam Aquino and Kiko Pangilinan.
03:21They proposed a reform to address food security,
03:25a halt to the increase in the price of groceries,
03:27and a solution to the education crisis.
03:29They were endorsed by former Vice President Lenny Robredo.
03:32We cannot just remain stubborn and stubborn
03:38because the fight did not end in 2022.
03:48And our duty as Filipinos did not end there.
03:57We cannot stop.
04:01Now, we are facing a new era,
04:07the midterm elections.
04:09In Cartilla, Katipunan, Manila,
04:12the People's Campaign Kickoff Rally was held.
04:13The 11 Senators from their Senatorial Slate were introduced here,
04:18including Jerome Adonis,
04:20Jocelyn Andamo,
04:22Ronel Arambulo,
04:24Congresswoman Arlene Rosas,
04:26Teddy Casino,
04:28Congresswoman Franz Castro,
04:30Mimi Duringo,
04:32Modi Floranda,
04:34and Danilo Ramos.
04:36In Mindanao, there were Amira Lidasan and Liza Masa.
04:40Due to the lack of funds,
04:42they will hold a grassroots campaign
04:44that will be held in the communities
04:46and will be held in different parts of the country.
04:49The Proclamation Rally will be held on Thursday,
04:53but the candidates have their own activities.
04:56The campaign of Kingdom of Jesus Christ founder Apollo Quibuloy,
05:00who is currently in prison,
05:02kicked off in Pasig.
05:04Senators Ronald Bato de la Rosa and Attorney Jimmy Bondoc,
05:06as well as former Secretary Alin Capuyan,
05:09Attorney JV Hinlo,
05:11and Attorney Raul Lampino.
05:13Senatorial candidates are being supported by KOJC,
05:17Senator Bong Go,
05:19of the campaign in Davao City.
05:21The activities of their allies,
05:23Senators Vic Rodriguez,
05:25Phillip Salvador,
05:27and Congressman Rudante Marcoleta are being announced.
05:29The campaign of other Senatorial candidates also kicked off.
05:32In Kabasalan Town,
05:33Independent Candidate Roberto Balyon,
05:35will visit Bugay
05:37to support his platforms
05:39related to fisheries and land reform,
05:41safety, and food security.
05:43Guest speaker at the General Assembly of the
05:46Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry,
05:48Incorporated,
05:50former Senator Gringo Onasan.
05:52At Plaza Miranda in Manila and Senagawa,
05:54Attorney Sunny Matula,
05:56and Subair Mustafa,
05:58on the first day of their campaign,
06:00they are supporting the rights of workers,
06:01farmers,
06:03and giving decent wages.
06:05Independent Candidate Ben Tulfo
06:07started his campaign in Barangay Sa Uyo, Quezon City.
06:10His platform is against
06:12all kinds of abuse.
06:14We are also following the activities
06:16of other running Senators
06:18for the election of 2025.
06:20For GMI Integrated News,
06:22I am your host, Rafi Tima.
06:24Saksi!
06:26The violence against campaign materials
06:28that does not comply with
06:29the standards of measure and place,
06:31but the hands of COMELEC
06:33are tied in some situations,
06:35like the huge billboard
06:37that was seen in EDSA.
06:39Saksi! This is Sandra Aguinaldo.
06:44COMELEC has been
06:46using illegal campaign materials
06:48in Manila since early morning.
06:50These campaign posters
06:52of some Senatorial aspirants
06:54and partylists
06:56are not in the common poster area
06:57of the post office
06:59and are not eco-friendly
07:01or biodegradable.
07:03In other districts in Quezon City,
07:05posters of street signs,
07:07traffic lights,
07:09and post offices
07:11were also removed.
07:13There are too many of them.
07:15We will force everyone
07:17to remove all illegal posters
07:19of the candidates.
07:21We have a lot of trucks
07:23to collect them.
07:25We will hide them here
07:27in Quezon City Hall.
07:29Later on,
07:31we will throw them away.
07:33COMELEC did not remove
07:35the posters of local aspirants
07:37because their campaign period
07:39started on March 28.
07:41According to COMELEC,
07:43the posters collected
07:45can be used as evidence
07:47if a case is filed.
07:49The candidates should follow
07:51the regulations
07:53so they will not face
07:55election offense
07:57in the coming days.
07:59We will write that they are
08:01gay.
08:03We will not remove them.
08:05In EDSA,
08:07big billboards and posters
08:09of national candidates
08:11and partylists
08:13cannot be removed
08:15because they are private property.
08:17There are passenger buses
08:19with campaign materials
08:21of national candidates.
08:23COMELEC says
08:25it is prohibited
08:27to claim
08:29that these buses
08:31are purely private property.
08:33It is true that they are private
08:35but the nature of these buses
08:37has become public.
08:39The campaign materials
08:41that were not included
08:43in the common poster area
08:45in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu,
08:47Iloilo City,
08:49and Bacolod City,
08:51Maguing, Mindanao,
08:53Davao City,
08:55Kidapawan City,
08:57and Pantay City
08:59According to COMELEC,
09:01posters can only be placed
09:03in common poster areas.
09:05It can also be placed in private areas
09:07as long as the owner has permission.
09:09The campaign materials
09:11have the correct size.
09:13If it is a poster,
09:15it should not exceed 2x3 feet.
09:17If it is a streamer,
09:19it should be 3x8 feet.
09:21The candidates can also be billboarded
09:23but there is a limit
09:25of up to 2 months
09:27for local candidates.
09:29Billboards are not allowed.
09:31The Philippine Government
09:33is not allowed to use
09:35campaign ads and materials.
09:37According to the National Historical Commission
09:39of the Philippines,
09:41our government should give
09:43respect and importance.
09:45Candidates can use
09:47social media,
09:49AI or Artificial Intelligence,
09:51and internet technology
09:53but the use should be responsible.
09:55We passed
09:57on the guidelines
09:59or regulations of social media,
10:01AI, deepfakes,
10:03softfakes, and such other kinds of fakes.
10:05If it is AI,
10:07it should be clear and disclosed
10:09in the campaign material.
10:11But deepfakes,
10:13cheapfakes,
10:15and softfakes are not allowed.
10:17Candidates in COMELEC
10:19should also register
10:21their social media account
10:23for the campaign.
10:25Fake and unregistered accounts
10:27should not be used
10:29for information,
10:31disinformation,
10:33and fake news.
10:35For GMA Integrated News,
10:37I'm Sandra Aguinaldo,
10:39your witness.
10:41COMELEC admitted
10:43that they were connected
10:45to the three arrested
10:47due to the manipulation
10:49of Sure Win
10:51for a good candidate
10:53in exchange of P90 million.
10:55The victims
10:57were identified
10:59by the three men
11:01of the PNP-CIDG.
11:03They were arrested
11:05in the Entrapment Operation
11:07where they were accused
11:09of manipulating Sure Win
11:11for a good candidate
11:13for the local opposition
11:15in exchange of P90 million.
11:17We arrested you
11:19in the case of Article 293,
11:21Robbery with Threat Intimidation
11:23or Robbery Extortion.
11:25IT experts
11:27identified the three suspects
11:29who were connected to COMELEC
11:31and claimed that they were able
11:33to manipulate the election results.
11:35They have an office,
11:37we saw that.
11:39They have props,
11:41we saw that.
11:43But the capacity to hack
11:45the COMELEC servers,
11:47I don't think they can do that.
11:49They identified the IT experts.
11:51One of them is a driver,
11:53the other one is with the arrested
11:55and the other one
11:57is with COMELEC.
11:59The arrested were connected to them.
12:01In times like this,
12:03there are a lot of people
12:05who manipulate Sure Win
12:07for the candidates.
12:09But it's just a waste of money
12:11because COMELEC
12:13cannot manipulate the election results.
12:15Our advice to COMELEC
12:17is why don't you use those funds
12:19for campaign instead.
12:21Let's not be manipulated.
12:23The Entrapment Operation
12:25was conducted
12:27by the son of the candidate.
12:29In 2019,
12:31the suspects were the first to
12:33be entrapped by Sure Win
12:35in exchange for P90 million.
12:37They were not noticed
12:39and they were both defeated.
12:41In 2022,
12:43they were again entrapped by the group.
12:45The counteroffer was estimated
12:47to be P5 million.
12:49They were told not to care
12:51about the election results
12:53in their country.
12:55Even if they were given P5 million,
12:57they were not allowed
12:59to be entrapped.
13:01I was able to give
13:03P2 million.
13:06But it doesn't matter
13:08because I was able
13:10to win.
13:12I was able to win
13:14because I was able
13:16to catch all of them.
13:18COMELEC did not see
13:20a legal solution
13:22to the candidates who
13:24made transactions
13:25in their country.
13:27But as much as
13:29we do not have a law
13:31penalizing them.
13:33It's not like vote buying
13:35that is directed
13:37to the voters.
13:39If it's true,
13:41COMELEC said that
13:43the modus of the suspects
13:45has not changed.
13:47They will approach
13:49two opponents in the election
13:51and claim victory
13:53using their collection
13:55of votes.
13:57If they win,
13:59they will say that
14:01they are the reason
14:03why they won.
14:05If they lose,
14:07they will say that
14:09they did not approach them.
14:11The suspects refused
14:13to give their statement.
14:15Sir, please comment.
14:17They are facing
14:19robbery extortion.
14:21The group is looking
14:23for five more members.
14:25They are looking for
14:27a new member.
14:29We will see.
14:31In Tugon ng Masa,
14:33January 2025,
14:35pre-election nationwide
14:37survey of OCTA Research.
14:3916 candidates
14:41have a statistical chance
14:43to win if they will
14:45make the May 2025 election
14:47when the survey was conducted.
14:49This is Congressman
14:51Erwin Tulfo and
14:53Broadcaster Ben Tulfo,
14:55former Senate President
14:57Tito Soto,
14:59Senator Bong Revilla,
15:01TV host Willie Revillameh,
15:03former Senator Ping Laxon,
15:05Senator Apia Cayetano,
15:07former Senator Manny Pacquiao,
15:09incumbent Senators
15:11Aimee Marcos and Nito Lapid,
15:13former DILG Secretary
15:15Benhar Abalos,
15:17Senator Francis Tolentino,
15:19Mahati City Mayor Abibinay,
15:21Congresswoman Camille Villar,
15:23and Senator Bato De La Rosa.
15:25The survey was conducted
15:27through face-to-face
15:29interviews nationwide
15:31from January 25 to 31, 2025.
15:331,200 male and female
15:35probability respondents
15:37aged 18 and above
15:39were interviewed
15:41for the survey.
15:43It has a plus-minus 3%
15:45margin of error
15:47and 95% confidence level.
15:49For GMA Integrated News,
15:51I am Tina Pangaliban Perez,
15:53your witness.
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