00:00The Commission of Elections sent a few automated machines and ballot boxes to Tawi-Tawi to conduct mock elections.
00:08It turned out to be polite, and there's nothing wrong with it.
00:11The whole detail is in my report.
00:15From Manila, Comalec sent automated counting machines,
00:20balota, and ballot boxes to Tawi-Tawi to conduct mock elections.
00:25Here, the capacity of the ACM provider and the transmission of election returns
00:31as well as the ability of the machines that can be sent to the islands was tested using a boat.
00:36Here in Tawi-Tawi, the Commission of Elections needs to bring automated counting machines
00:43so that our countrymen can vote.
00:46This new ACM machine, we can see that it's small,
00:50and it can be placed in a small case.
00:52That's why it's easier for Comalec to travel to different places.
00:57When it comes to the island,
00:59it's difficult to read and send votes even if there's no signal or it's in a remote area.
01:06But all of this was achieved by Comalec and the new fast-track system provider of the Philippines.
01:12The transmission is very fast, and to think that there's no signal here in Tawi-Tawi.
01:16In fact, we can buy it for Peso-Peso, Peso-Peso, and Pesos-Pesos load.
01:22We can also see here that the system of I-1 and Miru has been integrated.
01:28After the mock elections, all of the votes were read.
01:32The election returns were sent quickly and arrived in Manila.
01:36All of the stakeholders were accepted, such as PPCRV and others.
01:41But there were some problems.
01:43There was a slight delay in reading the ballot.
01:47It can be called a minor glitch because it was only a technical issue.
01:52But it was fixed immediately.
01:54There was an initial glitch that we saw.
01:57Our purpose was to see the vulnerability.
02:00A while ago, the lock was removed.
02:03When it reopens and is operated, it doesn't recognize the ballot.
02:09You have to reboot it.
02:12You have to turn it off and reopen it.
02:14That's what happened earlier.
02:16The machine was turned off and when it was reopened, it went back to normal.
02:21Because the glitch is also connected to the battery problem,
02:25which is also one of the concerns of the local governments in Tawi-Tawi,
02:29because of the limited supply of electricity in the area,
02:32Comelec assures that this won't happen again in the election.
02:36The number one concern here, I would say, is the battery.
02:40We're used to blackouts here.
02:43We're used to it in the previous elections.
02:46If there's a blackout, what will happen?
02:48Meanwhile, residents of Tawi-Tawi are optimistic about the new machine and technology in voting.
02:55Even the election watchdogs are confident that the election will go well.
03:01It's better because it's safer.
03:03For the new voters here, for the new voters,
03:12for those we support, for those who can help us.
03:16Although this is the first time, this is not the last time there will be elections.
03:21It is expected that there will be more,
03:23where the capacity of the new systems that the Philippines will use in the election will be tested again.
03:29Reporting from Tawi-Tawi, Louisa Erispe for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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