00:00Three days have passed since the start of the campaign period for the National Opposition in the election of 2025.
00:13And again, COMELEC reminded us of the regulations that should be followed.
00:17They also said that the purchase and sale of votes will be restricted.
00:22Bon Aquino was right.
00:24The campaign period for the National Opposition will start on Tuesday, February 11.
00:32It will last until Saturday, May 10.
00:35At this time, the aspirants are officially candidates and can campaign.
00:39COMELEC will also restrict their regulations on the placement of campaign materials.
00:45We have gay operations.
00:47Our local COMELEC will always conduct the removal of campaign materials
00:53to make sure that they will follow the size limitation.
00:57They can only be placed in the public places that we allow, but we cannot move private properties.
01:03COMELEC will also restrict the purchase and sale of votes.
01:07The opposition can file a complaint to the committee or post a video of the purchase and sale of votes.
01:14COMELEC said that they can place the candidate who is involved in the purchase and sale of votes
01:18if he or her constituents have earned considerable amount of money that may be related to the purchase and sale of votes.
01:27The house of the mayor has a long line.
01:30If there are plastic goods, we will presume that the mayor is engaged in vote buying.
01:36We have to make presumptions.
01:38It's up to them to defend themselves.
01:40COMELEC will issue a show-cause order to the candidate
01:44to explain why he or she should not be disqualified or be charged with an election offense.
01:49It is also possible to purchase votes using e-wallet.
01:52COMELEC will also strictly monitor e-wallet platforms.
01:56It is monitored because platforms can monitor it.
02:00Where can you see two days before the election, they will send 300, 400, 500 people.
02:05That's unusual.
02:07Ten days before the election, it is prohibited to give aid.
02:12In COMELEC Resolution 11104, there is an abuse of state resources if it was done by an official who is currently in office,
02:20if he or she has control over government resources and if he or she has benefits from it, and others.
02:25Election offense is to give and receive payment for votes.
02:29Anyone who acts can be arrested without warrant.
02:32These are the topics discussed in the Masterclass Road to the 2025 Elections,
02:37an election briefing that is part of the preparation of the GMA Integrated News for the election 2025.
02:43The Election Watchdog, the Legal Network for Truthful Elections or LENTE,
02:48shares what was observed in the last election and what should be monitored in May.
02:53If you have more than two watchers per polling place, you are presumed to be committing vote-buying.
03:00We haven't seen that implemented and we hope to see that implemented in the May 2025 National Local Elections
03:09because that's one way politicians and their candidates skirt over this election offensive vote-buying.
03:17GMA Integrated News Research presented data regarding the last elections
03:22and the upcoming 2025 elections to give context to the election coverage.
03:27It's important to see voter turnout because being a vote-rich province or region
03:33is only half the story and becomes an advantage if registered voters actually vote.
03:38Much is at stake this May and we'll do our best with the help of our partners and friends
03:44to live up to our commitment to an honest and truthful election coverage
03:49with stories we write, with the content we produce for all Filipinos, for the Philippines, it should be true.
03:57For GMA Integrated News, Vaughn Aquino, for Tutok, 24 Horas.
Comments