MANILA, Philippines — It is still too early to decide whether to ban face-to-face campaigning for the 2022 national elections as the country is yet to start its vaccination program against Covid-19, Malacaang said Thursday.
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said the government should wait what will happen to the country’s vaccination program before deciding on whether to ban or allow face-to-face elections campaign.
The concern regarding the candidates’ campaigning will also be eventually discussed with the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, he said.
“I think it’s too early [to say] because we are about to start our…
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