00:00Comelec is now holding the source code from an international certifier that will be used in the online voting and counting system of overseas Filipino voters
00:10for the upcoming election.
00:13This is Patricia Lopez of IBC 13 in Balitang Pambansa.
00:18The International Certifier, ProVNV, has already sold this envelope
00:24that contains the source code that will be used for the online voting and counting system of overseas Filipino voters
00:30in the 2025 midterm elections.
00:33Here in Sabado, the untrusted build for the online voting and counting system was finished.
00:39Comelec continues to insist that it will not be allowed to be used in the election.
00:45The question now is, when Juan de la Cruz votes in America,
00:50will his vote be transmitted to the consolidation system?
00:56Will this be now accepted by the different entities?
01:01If it's a small issue that can be easily fixed, we're on the ground here for two weeks.
01:07We've got the ability to turn around and build it again and redeploy it if there is a problem.
01:12The enrollment of 1.2 million overseas voters in online voting will start from March 20 to May 7.
01:20Their voting period will be held from April 13 to May 12.
01:25At the same time, the system will verify if they are the ones who will be enrolled
01:30using their government issued ID, passport, seaman's book if they are marines.
01:37There are 16 elections in the world where online voting is not allowed by Comelec.
01:42That's why the commission will still send automated counting machines to these countries.
01:47This sealed source code of the online voting and counting systems will be hidden in the vault of Comelec.
01:53But it is also possible to transfer it to the vault of the Central Bank of the Philippines
01:57along with other source codes for the upcoming elections,
02:01especially for its tighter security.
02:05From IBC 13, Patricia Lopez for Balitang Pambansa.
