“Right after the May 2022 elections, the Comelec immediately started preparing what will be needed in the next elections. So, three years before the 2025 elections, we already started,” Laudiangco said in a televised public briefing on Friday.
MANILA, Philippines — To ensure that the 2028 elections will be successful, the Commission on Elections said it will engage in early preparations. Comelec spokesman John Rex Laudiangco said they will use as guide the timeline they adopted for the 2025 elections.
“Right after the May 2022 elections, the Comelec immediately started preparing what will be needed in the next elections. So, three years before the 2025 elections, we already started,” Laudiangco said in a televised public briefing on Friday.
He added, “That is the Comelec’s plan for the 2028 elections. So next year, we will start early, just like in 2022.”
Laudiangco said part of their plan is the holding of a vendor’s fair, wherein technology providers from all over the world are invited to participate.
“We will take a look at new technologies being promoted worldwide that can be used in the elections,” he said.
At the same time, the Comelec said it is studying how to upgrade technology to be adopted in the registration process.
“We are considering facial recognition, iris scanning… Another is that before, fingerprinting would require four fingers. Now we plan to get (fingerprints of) the ten fingers,” Laudiangco said.
He said these measures aim to clean the voters’ list.
“Next is not to give flying voters a chance or those voting on behalf of those already dead. You will not succeed since the Comelec’s list is organized,” the official added.
“We will make sure that the list we will release come 2028 is accurate, clean and pictures of every voter are attached so there will be no room for the cheaters and impostors come election time,” Laudiangco said.
