00:00After the one-week suspension, the Commission on Elections will resume the printing of balota-bukas while the MAK elections in various parts of the country will be held successfully.
00:12That is again Floyd Brens.
00:17The Commission on Elections will continue the printing of balota-bukas after a few weeks of suspension following temporary restraining orders from the Supreme Court.
00:27According to COMELEC Chairman George Garcia, this is because of the legal issues raised by some parties.
00:33COMELEC assured that they are ready to continue the process without a barrier.
00:38As part of the preparation, COMELEC held the MAK elections yesterday to examine their system and the processes of voting transmission.
00:47According to COMELEC Spokesperson Attorney John Rex Laudianco, the MAK elections were successful.
00:53We saw in all the events earlier that the contingency measures worked.
00:57That is why the MAK elections were successful and 100% completed.
01:00And it proves that we are ready.
01:02According to Garcia, the machines used have batteries that last for three days.
01:08And the places where there is no signal of mobile or internet will benefit because of the alternative connections prepared.
01:15Meanwhile, in Sulu, which is one of the places chosen for the MAK elections,
01:19Governor Abdu Sakarta said that most of the candidates in the province are running without an opponent.
01:26That is why there is not much tension in politics.
01:29Sulu also became a test site for the new technologies of COMELEC used in the elections.
01:35COMELEC will continue their preparations for the elections.
01:38And they expect that the whole process will be fine despite the initial barriers.
01:44COMELEC will start the final steps before the elections on Monday.
01:47And COMELEC assured that all aspects will be ready for the voters and candidates.
01:53On Monday, we announced that the printing of ballots will continue.
01:5771 million ballots that will need to be printed, passed through the ACM,
02:02the proof will be read, and we will deploy it.
02:05According to Laudianco, they are still preparing the training of the teachers who will guard the Hatol ng Bayan 2025.
02:12The training of our teachers, technicians, deputy supervising officers,
02:16supposedly, it should be this January.
02:19But because we repeated the system, they are already in February.
02:23We cannot test them and teach them the MAK system.
02:27They need the real system, the real ballot, and everything that they will use in the actual elections.
02:34COMELEC hopes that the Hatol ng Bayan 2025 will be proper and fair.
02:41COMELEC is also continuing its efforts to avoid the aberration in the upcoming elections.
02:47Floyd Brents for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
