Integridad ng electoral process tiniyak ni Rep. Romualdez

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Tinitiyak ni House Majority Leader at Leyte 1st District Rep. Martin G. Romualdez na masisiguro ang integridad ng isinasagawang electoral process ng National Board of Canvassers (NBOC).

Ito ang sinabi ni Romualdez sa pagsisimula ng Mababang Kapulungan ng Kongreso at ng Senado sa pag-canvass o official tabulation ng mga boto para sa president at vice president post sa nakalipas na May 9 elections.

“As we carry out our duty as enshrined in the Constitution, rest assured that we will uphold the integrity of the electoral process. We shall ensure that the voices of our fellow Filipinos, both here and abroad, as expressed through their ballots are reflected and upheld,” sa pahayag ni Romualdez.

Sa pagsisimula ng operasyon ng NBOC, kinilala si Romualdez bilang chairman ng House contingent ng NBOC habang si Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri naman ang chairman ng Senate panel.

“As the Chairperson of the House panel, I give the assurance that the meetings before this Committee on the canvassing of votes will be characterized by accuracy, transparency, and expediency,” sabi Romualdez, ang pangulo ng Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD).

Samantala, sa Joint Public Session of Congress na pinangunahan ni Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III at Speaker Lord Allan Velasco, ang preliminary activities ng canvassing ay agad na sinimulan.

Kasama rito ang pagbubukas ng ballot boxes na naglalaman ng certificates of canvass (COCs) mula sa overseas absentee voting (OAV) at ang unang ballot box na binuksan ay may markang “002” na nanggaling sa Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

“We shall now begin performing the paramount task of canvassing the votes in the 2022 national elections for the two highest elective positions in our country: the president and the vice president,” ayon kay Romualdez.

“I join our fellow citizens in praying that the sovereign will of the Filipino people shall prevail, and that our cherished right to choose the next leaders of our country is a true reflection of the vibrant democracy enjoyed by us all,” dagdag nito.