Amid preparations for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Friday emphasised the significance of making certain “unalterable” outcomes to keep up the sanctity of the polls.
“On this note, I underscore the COMELEC’s critical role as the guardians of our people’s sovereign will in ensuring the integrity of the electoral process,” Marcos mentioned in his speech over the past day of the 2023 National Election Summit held on the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila.
“Hence, we should ensure accurate and unalterable results so as to maintain the sanctity of the polls and the people’s trust,” he added.
Marcos requested the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to be open to the suggestions of consultants and Filipino voters who, he mentioned, are “partners in ensuring free, orderly, honest, and credible elections.”
“As a democratic and republican government, we derive our power from the people, we recognize that sovereignty is exercised by its citizens through suffrage,” the President mentioned.
Marcos famous that in guaranteeing sincere ballot outcomes, “we must continue to discuss the nitty-gritty of our processes, including recalibrating the capacity of our teachers as electoral board members, and integrating voter education in the curricula of K to 12, tertiary level, and the National Service Training Program.”
The Summit’s goal was to solicit the strategies of consultants, Filipino voters, and different election stakeholders within the digital transformation of Comelec and the election system.
It additionally goals to safe the dedication of stakeholders to help the ballot physique’s roadmap in direction of a free, orderly, sincere and credible elections and different electoral workouts. —KBK, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
