00:00Comelec was able to destroy the unused bags in Santa Rosa, Laguna.
00:06This is Isaiah Mirafuentes of PTV in Balitang Pambansa Live. Isaiah?
00:13Naomi, as you know, I'm outside the Comelec Warehouse here in Santa Rosa, Laguna.
00:18And inside this warehouse are 6 million unused bags.
00:30It is expected that the unused bags will be destroyed today in Halalan 2025.
00:36These are the bags that were first printed by Comelec before the Supreme Court's decision
00:42that there are additional names that will be added to the bags.
00:46On January 17, the transfer of unused bags from the National Fritting Office
00:54to the Comelec Warehouse in Santa Rosa, Laguna began.
00:57Comelec Spokesperson, Rec. Claude Janco, witnessed the transfer of bags here in Santa Rosa, Laguna.
01:08Every day, Comelec sends one to two trucks to transfer 3 tons of unused bags.
01:17The bags that will be destroyed went through a physical check
01:21because the bags need to be machine-readable.
01:24Comelec will only send good quality bags to Miru.
01:28The bags will be disposed of under the Paper Recycling Melting Process
01:34as per the Rules and Procedures of the National Archives of the Philippines.
01:38The bags will probably be saved by Comelec
01:41and it will not be used in the upcoming Halalan.
01:47If you can remember, Comelec wasted 6 million official ballots for the upcoming Halalan of 2025
01:54because of the Supreme Court's order to the Commission
01:57to add the name of Isobel Mustafa to the list of senatorial candidates in the bags.
02:02This morning, Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia and Commissioner Ray Gulay
02:09are expected to witness the disposal of 6 million bags.
02:14This is the latest update from Santa Rosa, Laguna.
02:17Back to you, Naomi.
02:18Thank you very much Isaiah Mirapuentes of PTV.
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