Machines with 13-inch screens and a "send-to-all" system are just some of the capabilities that Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia disclosed for the 2025 elections in a bid to continuously ensure transparency. During the Manila City Hall Reporters’ Association's (MACHRA) 'Balitaan sa Harbor View', Garcia stated that these screens will allow voters to verify if their votes have indeed been counted, stating that these machines will ensure better transparency and faster results as well. The "send-to-all" system, on the other hand, means that results will be transmitted to concerned parties all at once and all at the same time. “Kung ito yung vote counting machine (VCM) ng isang presinto, itong machine na ito pag nagpadala magpapadala sa city hall kung saan kina-canvass (election results), magpapadala sa PPCRV, magpapadala sa citizens’ arm,  sa KBP, sa majority party, sa minority party, sa Congress so send to all (This VCM in a particular precincet will transmit to the city hall where [election results] are being canvassed; to the PPCRV; to the citizens' arm; to KBP, to the majority party; the minority party; and to Congress so it's sent to all)," Garcia explained. In a text message to Manila Bulletin, Garcia said that these are the specifications indicated in their proposal under their Terms of Reference (TOR). "Ngayon, kung isa dun magsalita na iba ang kanyang result, bahala siya sa buhay niya samantalang lahat, pare-parehas (Now if one of them says that they got a different result, that's up to them since everyone else got the same),” he added. He mentioned that he does not see a better form of transparency than that. Garcia said that in order to satisfactorily address the questions commonly being raised by the voters, he had come up with a way so that voters themselves can verify if the ballots they filled out and entered into the machine have indeed been counted. He also stated there can be a hybrid system within a single machine,  not the kind where the machine was used after which the ballots will be counted manually and where the images of the ballots may be viewed front and back. “Hindi hybrid na minachine mo tapos binilang mo isa-isa. ‘Yun ang purpose kung me screen na malaki, kung kaya 15-17 inches mas maganda (It's not hybrid in terms that there will be a machine and then it will be manually counted. That's the prupose of the big screen, if 15 to 17 inches will be available, the better),” Garcia said. He mentioned that under the system, watchers may take pictures of the ballots and later on, do their own counting but by that time, the machine must have already transmitted to avoid any delay in the canvassing. The Comelec chair said the poll body is fast-tracking the terms of reference in the hope that by July, there will already be a procurement short of award, stressing that the priority will be to train, introduce or educate how the people will vote under the new system using the new machines. “Kasi kung maganda nga ‘yung makina, kung hindi naman nauunawaan ng tao, hindi rin po sila basta makakaboto nang maayos. (Because if the machine is indeed good, but the voters will not understand how to use it, they will not be able to vote properly). Trust will always begin with voters’ education and information,” he added.