00:00 Online voting will be the primary mode of casting ballots
00:03 for overseas Filipinos in the 2025 midterm elections,
00:07 except in countries with internet restrictions.
00:09 Commission on Elections spokesman Rex Laudianco says
00:12 mail-in and physical voting will likely be implemented
00:15 in only around 17 countries, including China, Russia,
00:19 Syria and Israel.
00:20 Komilek is eyeing the use of a mobile application
00:23 with identity authentication features,
00:25 which overseas Filipinos can download on their devices.
00:28 While the details of the exact technology
00:30 are currently unclear,
00:31 Laudianco assures the app will have
00:33 "authentication and enrollment features,
00:35 which will confirm, audit and record
00:38 not only one's registration and enrollment,
00:40 but also the casting, counting and canvassing of votes."
00:43 Komilek says the move will save hundreds of millions of pesos
00:46 since it would no longer have to ship voting machines to countries.
00:49 (upbeat music)
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