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GMA Network
30-06-2025
- Politics
- GMA Network
Joey Uy seeks TRO vs. Comelec ruling affirming Abante's win
Initial poll winner Luis 'Joey' Chua Uy on Monday asked the Supreme Court (SC) to issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the ruling of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) affirming Bienvenido 'Benny' Abante as Manila representative in the midterm polls. In his petition, Uy also asked the SC to issue a writ of preliminary injunction and a status quo ante order preserving the status of the parties and their respective positions. Uy's filing came after the Comelec En Banc junked his motion for reconsideration against its June 18 resolution that voided his certificate of candidacy. Comelec annulled Uy's proclamation, leaving Abante as the sole qualified candidate with the highest number of votes. The respondents are the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and Abante. GMA News Online asked Comelec for comment but has yet to receive a response as of posting time. Meanwhile, in a statement issued earlier, Abante welcomed the poll body's ruling, saying that in upholding the law, Comelec also upheld the truth. ['It] highlights the importance of protecting the integrity of our democratic institutions and ensuring that those who seek public office do so with honesty and transparency,' he said. 'Our constituents—the people of Manila—deserve no less. They deserve leaders who are open about who they are, faithful to the Constitution, and respectful of the sacred trust that comes with public service," he added. In a separate move, Uy also asked the House of Representatives Office of the Secretary General Reginald Velasco to include him in the list of House members for the 20th Congress, saying that he remains the legitimate Manila Sixth District congressional race winner pending his appeal before the Comelec. Uy cited Article 6, Section 7 of the Constitution which reads 'the members of the House of Representatives shall be elected for a term of three years which shall begin, unless otherwise provided by law, at noon on the 30th day of June next following their election.' Comelec earlier voided Uy's proclamation, allegedly because he is not a natural-born Filipino. 'We write on behalf of our client, Congressman Luis "Joey" C. Uy, duly elected Congressman of the Sixth District of Manila. At 12:00 noon today, Cong. Joey assumed the position of Member of the House of Representatives, in accordance with Section 7, Article VI of the 1987 Constitution,' Gialogo said. In addition, Uy's camp cited Section 13, Rule 18 of the Comelec Rules of Procedure which provides that a decision in special cases becomes final and executory only after five days from promulgation, unless the Supreme Court issues a Temporary Restraining Order. 'Congressman Joey's assumption of office is pursuant to his valid proclamation and oath of office, and stands despite the Resolution issued by the Commission on Elections en banc earlier this morning,' Gialogo said. 'Accordingly, we respectfully request your good office to include Cong. Joey in the Roll of Members of the House of Representatives and to receive his proposed bill for official filing and consideration,' he added. The lawyer also said Uy tried to file a House Bill on Monday, June 30 or which was supposed to be Day 1 of Uy's congressional tenure. However, the House personnel did not allow them to file the bill. Uy said he wanted to file a bill granting free flu vaccines for senior citizens. 'I want all the senior citizens to get their flu vaccines. As it is, the flu vaccines are only given while supply lasts,' he said.—LDF, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
30-06-2025
- Politics
- GMA Network
Comelec affirms Abante's win in Manila 6th District, junks Joey Uy's MR
The Commission on Elections En Banc on Monday affirmed the resolution declaring Bienvenido 'Benny' Abante as the duly elected representative of the 6th District of Manila in the May 2025 midterm polls. In a 12-page decision dated June 30, the Comelec En Banc junked the motion for reconsideration filed by initial poll winner Luis "Joey" Chua Uy against the June 18 resolution that voided his certificate of candidacy. 'The proclamation of Respondent LUIS 'JOEY' CHUA UY is hereby ANNULLED,' the Comelec En Banc said. 'Petitioner BIENVENIDO 'BENNY' MIRANDO ABANTE, JR., the only qualified candidate who garnered the highest number of votes is hereby declared as the duly elected Member of the House of Representatives for the Sixth (6th) District of the City of Manila,' it added. Abante earlier filed a petition against Chua's win over questions about the latter's Filipino citizenship. Following the June 18 decision, Uy filed a motion to reverse the ruling of the Comelec Second Division. In its decision, the Comelec Second Division pointed out that Uy is not a natural-born Filipino citizen but a naturalized Filipino citizen. 'Hence, he is not qualified to run for or hold the position of Member of the House of Representatives. His proclamation as the winning candidate for district representative of the 6th District of the City of Manila was, thus, made in violation of the Constitution,' the Comelec En Banc said, citing the earlier decision. —AOL, GMA Integrated News For more Eleksyon 2025 related content and updates, visit GMA News Online's Eleksyon 2025 microsite.
GMA Network
19-06-2025
- Politics
- GMA Network
House waiting for 5 seats to be filled —SecGen
There are still five seats in the House to be filled after the disqualification of the Duterte Youth Partylist, and the suspension of the proclamation of two congressional winners, House Secretary General Reginald Velasco said. Tina Panganiban Perez/GMA Integrated News The House of Representatives is awaiting the final ruling of the Commission on Elections on cases filed against several potential members of the House in the 20th Congress. House Secretary General Reginald Velasco told reporters on Thursday that there are still five seats in the House to be filled after divisions of the Comelec ruled to cancel the Duterte Youth Partylist, which received enough votes for three seats, and suspended the proclamation of winners in Marikina and Benguet. 'Yun na lang hinihintay namin, yung tatlong nominees ng Duterte Youth [That's what we're waiting for the three nominees of Duterte Youth]. And then pending pa rin [still are] two congressional districts. One is in Marikina… And Comelec is resolving this. So, no congressman has been proclaimed yet in the district. The same in the case of Benguet. We're still waiting for Comelec to proclaim the winner. So bale lima pa yung pending [So there are five seats pending],' Velasco said. A Comelec division also ruled to cancel the certificate of candidacy of Luis Chua Uy, who had been proclaimed as the duly elected representative of Manila 6th district. Uy ran against incumbent Representative Bienvenido Abante who filed a petition questioning Uy's citizenship. The Comelec 2nd division ruled Abante is the district's duly elected representative. 'We're waiting for the resolution of Comelec. Kailangan kasi en banc yon [Because it has to be an en banc decision]. The en banc should proclaim the actual winner. And then once we get this proclamation, we can accept Congressman Abante as the duly elected member of Congress in that district,' Velasco said. Velasco also disclosed that the House had already issued Uy a certification that he is a member of the House and a welcome kit. 'Because the only requirements we have, dalawa lang eh [are two]: proclamation from Comelec and oath of office,' Velasco said. He added that both had been done in Uy's case. Velasco also said that the House in the 20th Congress will be composed of 317 members, 96 of whom are neophytes or first termers. The first termers are scheduled to attend an executive course where they will learn, among others, the legislative process and the Rules of the House of Representatives. They have been divided into two batches, with the first batch scheduled to attend on June 23 to 25 while the second batch is scheduled on July 7 to 9. — BM, GMA Integrated News For more Eleksyon 2025 related content and updates, visit GMA News Online's Eleksyon 2025 microsite.
The Star
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Star
Singapore inventor builds lightsabers, web-shooters in bedroom; sells movie gadgets to over 1,000 customers
With a 3D printer, LED strips, and thread, content creator Jacob Uy built fully-working replicas of movie gadgets like a web-shooter and a lightsaber. - ST SINGAPORE: Lightsabers and web-shooters have long been in the realms of science fiction, but 25-year-old inventor Jacob Uy has turned these ideas into reality on a workbench in his bedroom. With a 3D printer, light-emitting diode (LED) strips, some thread and a vivid imagination, the Singaporean has built fully working replicas of iconic movie gadgets: a Spider-Man-style web-shooter that launches a retractable cord, and a lightsaber that extends and retracts. Uy's bedroom desk – cluttered with cables, cutters, soldering tools and dismantled parts from earlier prototypes – is where the magic has been taking shape over the last six years. He is now working on the sixth iteration of the lightsaber prototype, a project that started three years ago. With each upgrade, the lightsaber prototypes have become sturdier, more compact and retract faster to more closely resemble its look and feel in the films. He uses a magician's cane – a narrow spring-steel strip that folds into a lightsaber hilt and extends out to full length within three seconds using a small motor. The cane is lined with ultra-bright teal LED strips, which fold and extend with the retracting cane to create the look of Cal Kestis' lightsaber from the Star Wars video games. Uy's homemade lightsaber goes beyond most toys found on department store shelves. The usual versions are plastic cylinders that collapse into the hilt, and the sturdier replicas used by lightsaber martial-arts enthusiasts do not retract at all. Work on the lightsaber started as a passion project among movie geeks whom Uy met in Olin College in Needham, Massachusetts, in 2022. They responded to his e-mail calling for peers in the engineering school to work with him to build a real-life lightsaber. Uy, a movie fanatic since his childhood, said building a lightsaber was 'a dream come true'. He has long built movie-inspired gadgets and structures out of Lego as a child, and takes inspiration from his favourite movie characters, who have all been inventors of sorts. Uy said: 'Spider-Man makes his own web-shooters. Tony Stark builds his own suit, and even Luke Skywalker built his own lightsaber... You can describe engineering in many different ways, but for me, engineering is the bridge between science fiction and reality.' Also on his workbench is a Spider-Man inspired web-shooter. The watch-sized gadget houses a cartridge holding a spring-loaded thread that launches up to 3m when a string is pulled to release its stopper. A magnet fastened to the end of the string attaches to magnetic surfaces, allowing users to channel their inner Spidey and yank items towards them. Uy said he is working on a refined version of the web-shooter with a mechanism to retract the string, saving users the trouble of coiling it into the cartridge. A 2018 video of his early web-shooter prototype drew roughly 41 million views, launching Uy's career as a full-time content creator. Topping 300,000 subscribers, his channel supplies most of the income for his company, HeroTech, which he has since registered in Singapore. Aware of copyright issues, Uy is mindful of what he lists for sale. Over the past six years, more than 1,000 customers have purchased versions of the US$349 (S$450) thread-shooter – one of the few prototypes he lists for sale as it is unlikely to infringe copyright. 'There's no copyright over things that shoot out string,' he said. But he is more careful with the lightsaber, which he is not planning to sell for now. Uy said he identifies first and foremost as a YouTube content creator, who makes videos about how sci-fi gadgets can be brought to life safely. Earnings from the thread-shooter are channelled back into keeping his company afloat and on materials to improve upon his prototypes. Soon, he plans to hire engineering interns to assist with building more gadgets. 'HeroTech's main thing is about making these designs and sharing the process on social media so that other people can learn from it,' said Uy. - The Straits Times/ANN
Straits Times
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Straits Times
Inventor builds lightsabers, web-shooters in bedroom; sells movie gadgets to over 1,000 customers
With a 3D printer, LED strips, and thread, content creator Jacob Uy built fully-working replicas of movie gadgets like a web-shooter and a lightsaber. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM SINGAPORE – Lightsabers and web-shooters have long been in the realms of science fiction, but 25-year-old inventor Jacob Uy has turned these ideas into reality on a workbench in his bedroom. With a 3D printer, light-emitting diode (LED) strips, some thread and a vivid imagination, the Singaporean has built fully working replicas of iconic movie gadgets: a Spider-Man-style web-shooter that launches a retractable cord, and a lightsaber that extends and retracts. Mr Uy's bedroom desk – cluttered with cables, cutters, soldering tools and dismantled parts from earlier prototypes – is where the magic has been taking shape over the last six years. He is now working on the sixth iteration of the lightsaber prototype, a project that started three years ago. With each upgrade, the lightsaber prototypes have become sturdier, more compact and retract faster to more closely resemble its look and feel in the films. Mr Jacob Uy working on a lightsaber prototype at his desk, which is cluttered with cables, cutters, soldering tools and dismantled parts. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM He uses a magician's cane – a narrow spring-steel strip that folds into a lightsaber hilt and extends out to full length within three seconds using a small motor. The cane is lined with ultra-bright teal LED strips, which fold and extend with the retracting cane to create the look of Cal Kestis' lightsaber from the Star Wars video games. Mr Uy's homemade lightsaber goes beyond most toys found on department store shelves. The usual versions are plastic cylinders that collapse into the hilt, and the sturdier replicas used by lightsaber martial-arts enthusiasts do n ot retract at all. Mr Jacob Uy is working on the sixth iteration of the lightsaber prototype, a project which started three years ago. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM Work on the lightsaber started as a passion project among movie geeks whom Mr Uy met in Olin College in Needham, Massachusetts, in 2022. They responded to his e-mail calling for peers in the engineering school to work with him to build a real-life lightsaber. Mr Uy, a movie fanatic since his childhood, said building a lightsaber was 'a dream come true'. He has long built movie-inspired gadgets and structures out of Lego as a child, and takes inspiration from his favourite movie characters, who have all been inventors of sorts. As a child, Mr Jacob Uy has long built movie-inspired gadgets and structures out of Lego, and takes inspiration from his favourite movie characters, who have all been inventors of sorts. PHOTO: COURTESY OF JACOB UY Mr Uy said: 'Spider-Man makes his own web-shooters. Tony Stark builds his own suit, and even Luke Skywalker built his own lightsaber... You can describe engineering in many different ways, but for me, engineering is the bridge between science fiction and reality.' Also on his workbench is a Spider-Man inspired web-shooter. The watch-sized gadget houses a cartridge holding a spring-loaded thread that launches up to 3m when a string is pulled to release its stopper. Watch‑sized gadgets house a cartridge holding a spring‑loaded thread that launches up to 3m when a string is pulled to release its stopper. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM A magnet fastened to the end of the string attaches to magnetic surfaces, allowing users to channel their inner Spidey and yank items towards them. Mr Uy said he is working on a refined version of the web-shooter with a mechanism to retract the string, saving users the trouble of coiling it into the cartridge. A 2018 video of his early web-shooter prototype drew roughly 41 million views, launching Mr Uy's career as a full-time content creator. Topping 300,000 subscribers, his channel supplies most of the income for his company, HeroTech, which he has since registered in Singapore. Aware of copyright issues, Mr Uy is mindful of what he lists for sale. Over the past six years, more than 1,000 customers have purchased versions of the US$349 (S$450) thread-shooter – one of the few prototypes he lists for sale as it is unlikely to infringe copyright. 'There's no copyright over things that shoot out string,' he said. But he is more careful with the lightsaber, which he is not planning to sell for now. Mr Uy said he identifies first and foremost as a YouTube content creator, who makes videos about how sci-fi gadgets can be brought to life safely. Earnings from the thread-shooter are channelled back into keeping his company afloat and on materials to improve upon his prototypes. Soon, he plans to hire engineering interns to assist with building more gadgets. 'HeroTech's main thing is about making these designs and sharing the process on social media so that other people can learn from it,' said Mr Uy. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
