MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) finds no premature campaigning in the initiative of some people to put up campaign banners at this time, saying there are no official candidates yet for the May 2022 elections.
This was the reaction of Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez on Wednesday when asked if there is a violation of the Omnibus election code regarding the posting of campaign banners like the one bearing the phrase “Run, Sara, Run,” which evidently urging presidential daughter and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio to run in next year’s elections.
“Technically there is no violation because in order for premature campaigning to be committed there …
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