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Election lawyer urges COMELEC to ‘educate’ ‘Batang Quiapo’ producers on election rules
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will meet with the production team of the TV series "Batang Quiapo" to address the misrepresentation of election law in one of its episodes.
The visit is scheduled for March 13 at the Comelec's central office in Intramuros, Manila.
Election lawyer Romulo Macalintal had urged the Comelec to educate the show's producers on election laws after an episode aired on March 5 depicted a "premature campaigning" scenario.
Macalintal pointed out that there is no law prohibiting premature campaigning in the Philippines, a clarification previously made by Comelec Chairman George Garcia.
Garcia appealed to television shows to display truthful election-related storylines, hoping that fictional portrayals will not result in public misinformation.
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