00:00 President Bongbong Marcos wants to implement the plebiscite for the proposed amendment to the Constitution and the 2025 midterm elections.
00:10 Comelec said that it can be done, but there are additional preparations that need to be done.
00:16 Sandra Aguinaldo was also in touch.
00:18 If the Senate and House of Representatives agree on the amendment of the Economic Provision of the Constitution,
00:27 the Commission on Elections or Comelec will move to include economic provisions that want to be amended in the Constitution.
00:36 Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said yesterday that President Marcos wants to implement the plebiscite for the 2025 midterm elections.
00:45 Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia said that it can be done, but if he's the one who will ask,
00:51 it would be better if the election and plebiscite are not implemented at the same time.
00:55 As far as I'm concerned, it's better if the national and local elections are separated and the plebiscite so that the people can understand what is being changed.
01:05 At the same time, it can be focused separately on who should be elected and placed in a position here in our country.
01:13 If the plebiscite is really implemented at the same time in the 2025 elections, there are additional preparations that need to be done.
01:20 One is the lengthening of the plebiscite because aside from the names of the candidates,
01:24 questions will be asked about the charter change that is to be approved for the voters.
01:30 This is in front of the plebiscite, not behind it, before the list of candidates for the senator.
01:37 If ever, our plebiscite will be a little longer.
01:42 Because the plebiscite is longer, the time that each voter will spend on voting will also be longer.
01:48 The government did not spend more on the lengthening of the plebiscite because it is now answered by Miro Systems.
01:54 There is a cost associated with the plebiscite if the plebiscite's date is separated from the election, which will require a budget of Php13 billion.
02:04 For GMA Integrated News, Sandra Aguinaldo, for Tutok 24 Horas.
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