MANILA, Philippines — Plans to do away with face-to-face campaigning for the 2022 Presidential elections may only serve the interests of rich candidates and eventually disenfranchise poor contenders, party-list group Bayan Muna said on Wednesday.
According to Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate, proposals to suspend face-to-face campaigning — to prevent the spread of Covid-19 — should be studied thoroughly by the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
The idea of banning face-to-face campaigning surfaced after an ABS-CBN News Channel interview with Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez, who said that the pandemic will change several aspects of the election campaign.
Zarate said that ph…
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