Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairperson George Garcia on Sunday inspired voters to file complaints in opposition to candidates for the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) who will marketing campaign even earlier than the official marketing campaign interval begins on October 19.
Garcia reminded that the submitting of certificates of candidacy (COC) for the 2023 BSKE can be from August 28 to September 2, whereas the marketing campaign interval will run solely from October 19 to October 28.
“Sa kasalukuyan, wala pang kapangyarihan ang Comelec. Hintayin nila ang August 28 at kapag could nagkaso sa amin. Gusto niyo ba ‘yun na may disqualification cases kayo o kaya haharap kayo ng kasong kriminal na may anim na taon na pagkakakulong?” he said in a Super Radyo dzBB interview.
(Currently, the Comelec has no power. They should wait for August 28 and when someone files a case before us. Do you want to have disqualification cases or face a criminal case with up to six years in prison?)
“Sa atin, kanya kanyang bantayan na lang mula sa ating mga kababayan at ‘yung magkakalaban. I-complain, i-reklamo niyo sa amin sa Comelec,” he added.
(Let’s monitor the scenario on our personal. File a criticism to us on the Comelec.)
According to the Comelec chair, those that will file their COCs will already be thought-about as candidates for the BSKE set on October 30.
Thus, Section 80 of the Omnibus Election Code, which pertains to untimely campaigning, will already be relevant to them.
Section 80 of the Omnibus Election Code states that “it shall be unlawful for any person, whether or not a voter or candidate, or for any party, or association of persons, to engage in an election campaign or partisan political activity except during the campaign period.”
Garcia urged Filipinos to not vote for candidates who violate the legislation.
“Sa ating mga kababayan, bakit niyo iboboto ang mga taong hindi sumusunod sa batas? Kung ganyan pa lang na kandidato pa lang, hindi na sumusunod sa batas, papaano na kapag nahalal na? E di lalo lang nila iva-violate ang batas natin and therefore anong patutunguhan ng sambayanan?” he stated.
(Why would you vote for individuals who don’t obey the legislation? If they’re now not following the legislation even when they’re simply candidates, what extra after they’re elected? They will solely violate our legal guidelines and what is going to occur to our nation then?)
Garcia stated individuals may doc proof in opposition to those that will do untimely campaigning of their respective areas, and ahead them to native Comelec workplaces. He additionally pressured that complainants ought to testify to show their claims.
The Comelec earlier allowed the submitting of COC in malls and different huge public areas for discipline workplaces that can’t accommodate an enormous quantity of individuals.
The BSKE can be held on October 30.
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday stated it’s contemplating 27 areas to be designated as election areas of concern beneath the purple class for the BSKE.
PNP Deputy Chief for Operations Police Lieutenant General Michael John Dubria stated that these purple areas are positioned however not particularly in Maguindanao, North Cotabato, Basilan, Sulu, and the particular geographic space. —KG, GMA Integrated News
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