The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday mentioned candidates for the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) could also be endorsed by incumbent officers however they shouldn’t be a part of any political events.
This is in step with the “non-partisan” idea of the BSKE, Comelec Executive Director Teofisto Elnas Jr. mentioned in a press convention after a consultative assembly in Ilocos Norte,
For Civil service staff, Elnas mentioned they’re utterly prohibited to marketing campaign for or towards any candidate.
In a textual content message to GMA News Online, Garcia defined that “non-partisan” means BSKE bets aren’t allowed to declare political events within the submitting of their certificates of candidacy.
“Ang non-partisan nature po ng BSKE ay sa filing ng COC. Walang political parties,” Garcia mentioned.
This means BSKE candidates can’t run underneath a political celebration, however they are often endorsed by officers who’re members of the mentioned celebration.
Garcia additionally mentioned that whereas native officers could also be allowed to marketing campaign for BSKE candidates, they need to not use any funds from the municipal or metropolis corridor to advertise the candidacy of a selected wager.
“’Wag na wag po nilang gagawin [iyan] sapagkat tatandaan niyo po na meron pong prohibition sa social providers, kahit nga sa public works throughout the election interval. Ibig sabihin mula August 28[, ‘yung simula ng filing ng candidacy ay meron na pong prohibition. Kinakailangan kung may paggastos sila may mga proyekto sila sa bawat bayan nila, sa bawat siyudad, kinakailangan humihingi sila sa amin ng exemption,” Garcia warned.
This prohibition also applies to national government agencies such as the Department of Social Welfare and Development and Department of Public Works and Highways.
“Pag walang exemption either kakasuhan namin ng kasong kriminal or kung ‘yan ay incumbent, halimbawa lalo na at tatakbo sa barangay, eh pupwede naming i-disqualify. So yun po ang ibig sabihin natin. Hindi namin mapipigilan ang pangangampanya nila o pag-endorse pero may limitasyon ang paggamit nila ng pondo at resources ng munisipyo or city hall,” Garcia added.—RSJ, GMA Integrated News
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