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Workers conduct the the Final Testing and Sealing (FTS) of Ballots, Local Absentee Voting (LAV) Ballots, Overseas Voting (OV) Ballots, Official Ballots (OB) for Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and CARAGA, BARMM Parliamentary Election Ballots, and Mock Election Ballots at the National Printing Office, North Diliman, Quezon City on January 15, 2025. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

Workers conduct the the Final Testing and Sealing (FTS) of Ballots, Local Absentee Voting (LAV) Ballots, Overseas Voting (OV) Ballots, Official Ballots (OB) for Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and CARAGA, BARMM Parliamentary Election Ballots, and Mock Election Ballots at the National Printing Office, North Diliman, Quezon City on January 15, 2025. The Commission on Elections has suspended the printing of ballots for the May elections to give way to the inclusion of names of five local candidates rejected earlier by the Comelec but ordered reinstated by the Supreme Court. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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Michael Delizo

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/173735196801820250115-ballot-printing-npo-MT-06.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Workers conduct the the Final Testing and Sealing (FTS) of Ballots, Local Absentee Voting (LAV) Ballots, Overseas Voting (OV) Ballots, Official Ballots (OB) for Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and CARAGA, BARMM Parliamentary Election Ballots, and Mock Election Ballots at the National Printing Office, North Diliman, Quezon City on January 15, 2025. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Workers conduct the the Final Testing and Sealing (FTS) of Ballots, Local Absentee Voting (LAV) Ballots, Overseas Voting (OV) Ballots, Official Ballots (OB) for Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and CARAGA, BARMM Parliamentary Election Ballots, and Mock Election Ballots at the National Printing Office, North Diliman, Quezon City on January 15, 2025. <em>Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) is preparing to address new challenges in the upcoming midterm elections, including misinformation and electronic vote-buying, PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil said Monday.</p><p>Marbil said that the PNP is coordinating with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to tackle vote-buying through e-wallets as part of its efforts to address the traditional issues of &quot;guns, goons, and gold&quot; in Philippine politics.</p><p>For the upcoming elections, he added, the PNP will propose solutions to the poll body to combat these new threats.</p><p>&quot;Dati, three Gs lang eh. Ngayon, three Gs and one F – fake news. &#x27;Yon ang magiging problema natin,&quot; Marbil told reporters in a chance interview at Camp Crame.</p><p>(Before, it was just the three Gs. Now, it&#x27;s three Gs and one F – fake news. That&#x27;s going to be our problem.)</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/technology/2025/1/17/dict-says-monitoring-finance-apps-that-can-be-used-for-vote-buying-2012">READ: DICT says monitoring finance apps that can be used for vote-buying</a></div><p>He warned that fake news could have a significant impact on voter decisions and damage candidates&#x27; reputations.</p><p>&quot;Fake news will dictate who will win,&quot; Marbil added. &quot;Kasi talagang siraan ito eh. Paano natin mako-kontrol &#x27;yan sa media, sa social media, sa internet, sa Facebook natin kung mga maling impormasyon ang pinapalabas nila – destroying others.&quot;</p><p>(Fake news will decide who wins. Because it&#x27;s all about character assassination. How can we control that in the media, on social media, on the internet, on Facebook, when they&#x27;re spreading false information to destroy others?)</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/1/20/marcos-cites-strong-argument-to-extend-term-of-pnp-chief-marbil-1155">READ: Marcos cites &#x27;strong argument&#x27; to extend term of PNP chief Marbil</a></div><div><strong>GUNS AND GOONS</strong></div><p>Marbil also emphasized that the PNP will go after police and military personnel involved in supporting politicians, as part of its campaign against &quot;goons.&quot;</p><p>&quot;We will make sure you will not be promoted kapag nagamit ka dito [sa politika]. Gusto namin talaga na ang PNP ay very apolitical,&quot; Marbil said. </p><p>(We will make sure you will not be promoted if you get involved in politics. We really want the PNP to remain apolitical.)</p><p>&quot;Let us be apolitical. Let’s give dignity to our uniform,&quot; he added.</p><p>The PNP is also leading the Comelec checkpoints to enforce the gun ban during the election period. Additionally, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) has been instructed to intensify operations against loose firearms, according to Mabril. </p><p>He said an increased police presence will be deployed to election hotspots to maintain peace and order during the elections.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jXGvyl4tw0I?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>The Philippine National Police is preparing to address new challenges in the upcoming midterm elections, including misinformation and electronic vote-buying, PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil said Monday.</p>

The Philippine National Police is preparing to address new challenges in the upcoming midterm elections, including misinformation and electronic vote-buying, PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil said Monday.

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PNP to tackle fake news, electronic vote-buying in 2025 polls

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Published January 20, 2025 01:49 PM PHT

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