00:00As long as the police witnessed it, they can arrest anyone who is in the act or who is pretending to sell or buy votes.
00:10According to the resolution issued by COMELEC, Sandra Aguinaldo is on the case.
00:19100 million balotas were printed within a week.
00:23According to COMELEC, the verification of the balota is not simultaneous or the verification of whether it is a good balot or a defective one.
00:32That's why COMELEC will get an additional 250 for this 800 balota verifier.
00:40As of Saturday, of the 500 machines that we will use for machine verification, we are using only 250.
00:53So we plan to use 250 from today onwards.
00:57COMELEC also needs a bigger area for verification.
01:01We just looked at a large area of the National Irrigation Administration.
01:07It's just next to the National Printing Office.
01:11Earlier, we also looked at Amoranto.
01:15COMELEC reduced the number of seven commissioners because of the retirement of former Commissioners Socorro Inting and Marlon Casquejo.
01:23COMELEC Chairman Garcia called on the President to choose between the two,
01:28considering that he will get the balot from those who are already serving in COMELEC.
01:33The President can also call for an interim appointment after the Congress adjourns on February 8.
01:38By next week, the Congress will have no session.
01:40If the President will call for an interim appointment next week, beginning Monday,
01:46therefore, you can serve immediately and it's valid until the Congress resumes.
01:52Our Congress will resume on June 2 until June 9.
01:57If two new commissioners are appointed, five of the seven commissioners of COMELEC will be appointed by Marcos.
02:04What I guarantee to you, even if we are appointed by the present administration,
02:10we can prove our impartiality.
02:14COMELEC issued a resolution on the expansion of their Committee on Contrabigay,
02:21which will monitor vote-buying and vote-selling in the election.
02:25Several agencies will help in this work.
02:28It is also included in the resolution that no warrant can be arrested
02:32if a law enforcement officer witnessed the vote-buying or selling or even the abduction.
02:40Arrested without warrant will be brought to the nearest police station or prison.
02:45The money will be used for goods of value, sample ballot, campaign materials,
02:49and used for vote-buying or selling,
02:52will be immediately transferred to the custody of the officer involved in the arrest.
02:57For GMA Integrated News, Sandra Aguinaldo for Tutok 24 Horas.
03:09For more information visit www.gma.gov
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