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Survey registration not mandatory – Comelec
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is amending its resolution on election survey registration, moving towards a voluntary system.
Comelec Chairman George Garcia announced that mandatory registration might be removed to avoid infringing on freedom of expression.
The poll body aims to create a voluntary directory for survey firms instead of requiring mandatory registration.
Commissioner Rey Bulay confirmed that the previous resolution mandating registration is not yet being implemented.
While registration will be voluntary, surveys from unregistered firms could still be used as basis for election offense cases.
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