MANILA, Philippines — The upcoming 2022 national elections would be different than the others due to the presence of the COVID-19 pandemic, which a Commission on Elections (Comelec) official believes would make candidates rely heavily on social media campaigns.
Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon said on Thursday that she doubts the country can actually achieve herd immunity before the 2022 polls in May 2022, adding that not even half of the 60 million registered voters may be vaccinated against COVID-19 by that time.
As this is the case, large crowds in rallies and face-to-face campaigning may not be done widely especially for national candidates. The drawback, Guanzon said,…
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