00:00Level up was discovered by COMELEC,
00:02a movement to gain votes in the elections.
00:06On the other hand,
00:07voters in some places seem to be borrowing
00:11using the barangay certificate.
00:14You know that from the speech of Sandra Aguinaldo.
00:20The Commission on Elections is in charge
00:23of the discovery of this new movement
00:26in the election of 2025.
00:29The Commission calls them Level Up Flying Voters.
00:33We are legitimizing flying voters
00:35just like we made flying voters upgraded.
00:39What happened?
00:40Upgraded because it was overwritten
00:43by a legitimate document.
00:45The document, the barangay certificate,
00:48states that a person is a true resident of a place.
00:53There are many registrants,
00:55transferees or voters of a place
00:58who are transferring to a new place
01:00using the barangay certificate.
01:02What the politicians are doing now
01:05is borrowing from voters.
01:08If I don't have an opponent here,
01:10I will borrow from you for 2,000 pesos.
01:12I will borrow from you for a big help.
01:14For example, in one place,
01:15they increased it to almost 4,000 pesos.
01:18That's not usual, that's unusual.
01:21If the increase is that big,
01:22that's enough to elect a mayor,
01:24that's even enough to elect a congressman.
01:28Some places were investigated
01:30and are currently being investigated by COMELEC
01:33after receiving a report
01:35of flying voters.
01:37Senator Gingo Estrada
01:40recently complained of flying voters
01:43in San Juan City.
01:45COMELEC said they are already looking into it.
01:48COMELEC also added that
01:50they will conduct a preliminary investigation
01:52and call the barangay officials.
01:55They can face criminal charges.
01:57COMELEC will consult with the Department of Interior
02:01and local government
02:02for possible administrative cases.
02:05According to DILG Secretary John V. Cremulia,
02:08they can investigate this matter.
02:11If voters flocked to some places in the country,
02:14abroad, COMELEC is not happy
02:16that only 1.2 million people registered.
02:19It's very low.
02:20Maybe because of midterm elections,
02:22the limit is increasing
02:24when it comes to presidential and vice presidential elections.
02:27So we expect it to increase in 2028.
02:30In places where other citizenships apply,
02:34like America,
02:35the number of registered voters is low.
02:38Maybe it's up to our fellow countrymen,
02:41one of the people we encouraged,
02:43to compromise their application
02:45for other citizenship.
02:46That's why they don't apply
02:48as a voter in our election.
02:51For GMA Integrated News,
02:54Sandra Aguinaldo reporting for 24 Horas.
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