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Comelec ‘ready’ for campaign season, even as pandemic risks loom
As the campaign period begins in the Philippines, COVID-19 cases are declining, yet large gatherings remain a common sight.
The Comelec has established guidelines for the campaign period, including varying alert level classifications for different areas.
Despite the ongoing pandemic, campaign motorcades have continued to draw thousands of supporters, with masks and sanitizers being visibly used.
Comelec is ready for the campaign season and has cascaded guidelines to field officials and candidates.
New restrictions ban handshakes, hugs, kisses, and taking selfies during in-person campaigns.
The poll body is also enforcing a category system for areas to determine applicable campaign rules.
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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) met with the Department of Health (DOH), Philippine National Police (PNP), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to discuss and implement guidelines for the 2022 National and Local Elections campaign period.
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Malacañang urged candidates and their supporters to strictly observe minimum public health standards to sustain the projected decrease in Covid-19 cases.
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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will sanction official candidates in the 2022 national and local elections who violate health and safety protocols during the campaign period.
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