00:00 [News Anchor] As part of the preparation for a bigger mission of reporting on the election of 2025,
00:06 the GMA integrated news was conducted by Masterclass to its candidates and staff.
00:11 Comalec also tested the machine that will be used in the election of 2025.
00:16 Vona Kino was on the spot.
00:18 [Music]
00:20 [News Anchor] Right and early, as you mentioned,
00:22 to broaden the knowledge of the election of 2025, we went to the GMA Masterclass Road to the 2025 Election
00:30 to the candidates and staff of GMA Integrated News.
00:34 Comalec Chairman George Garcia discussed the overview of the election,
00:38 voters' education, and there was also a demonstration of the new automated counting machines.
00:44 Comalec also tested the voting using the touchscreen that will be used in the voting of Filipinos abroad.
00:50 For the first time, online voting is also allowed for registered Filipino voters abroad.
00:56 [Speaking in Filipino]
01:08 UP Journalist and Professor Dr. Rachel Khan discussed how artificial intelligence or AI is used in politics and elections.
01:17 GMA AVP for Legal Atorneo Severner Ibarra discussed election laws.
01:23 GMA New Media AVP for Information Technology and Data Privacy Rodel Arenas and Social Media Manager Audrey Domasan
01:32 taught how to detect deep fake and online disinformation using various tools in artificial intelligence or AI detection.
01:41 So that social media cannot be abused, Comalec submitted a draft of a revised Omnibus Election Code
01:48 that can regulate the use of social media by candidates in the campaign period.
01:53 They are also considering if they can ban the use of deep fakes.
01:58 For example, if they submitted to us two social media accounts,
02:02 any other account outside of the social media accounts either promoting or not promoting the candidates,
02:08 they will be removed by these platforms because technically that's campaigning.
02:12 This is certainly not our first election coverage, but to a degree we are marching into unfamiliar grounds
02:20 because of how rapidly technology is evolving.
02:24 Let today's masterclass strengthen our commitment to fulfilling our mas malaking mission,
02:31 which is to serve the country by helping preserve the integrity of the polls and our democracy at large.
02:40 For GMA Integrated News, Vonna Quino is your host for the next 24 hours.
02:46 [News reporter speaking]
02:58 [Music]
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