DILG warns poll bets: No physical contact during campaign

MANILA – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) warned candidates against different forms of physical contact prior to the start of the campaign period for the May polls.

“Crowding, or allowing there to be, crowds that violate MPHS (minimum public health standards) around a candidate and his or her companions, handshakes, hugs, kisses, going arm in arm or any action that involves physical contact among the candidate, their companions, and the public, taking selfies, photographs and other similar activities that require close proximity between the candidate and their companions and the public, distribution of food and drink and all other goods or items (especially cash) are not permitted,” Interior Secretary Eduardo Año told President Rodrigo Duterte during the Talk to the People address on Monday night.

Citing Section 15 of Commission on Elections (Comelec) Resolution No. 10732, Año mentioned these forms of physical contact are also banned during caucuses, meetings, conventions, rallies, and miting de avance.

Under Section 14 of the resolution, candidates and their support staff are prohibited from “entering any private dwelling during house to house campaigning, even with the express permission of the homeowner’’, he added.

The start of the campaign period for national and local candidates will be on February 8 and March 25, respectively.

“Violators will be meted with penalties provided under the Omnibus Election Code. They can be slapped with one to six years imprisonment and perpetual disqualification from holding public office,” he added.

Aside from this, candidates may also face charges for violation of ordinances of local government units (LGUs) and violation of Republic Act 11332 or the Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases and Health Events of Public Health Concern Act.

Año further stated that during the campaign period, local government units (LGUs) should strictly impose Comelec’s campaign guidelines in their respective areas of jurisdiction and act on all the complaints they will receive.

Comelec Resolution No. 10732 regulates campaign activities in accordance with the existing alert level status being implemented in a certain area.

According to Año, Section 25 of the resolution directs the barangay officials, tanods (village security officers), and members of the Barangay Health Emergency Response Team (BHERT) to “enforce strict adherence to basic public health standards” during campaign activities.

Moreover, the Philippine National Police (PNP) will be responsible with maintaining peace and order throughout election campaign activities.

Año stated that there is no limit on the number of people allowed for the in-person campaign under Section 12 of the resolution in areas designated as Alert Level 1, but a candidate or campaign leader may be accompanied by a maximum of five campaign support staff in areas classified as Alert Level 2.

In localities under Alert Level 3, a candidate or campaign leader may be accompanied by a maximum of three campaign support staff while in-person campaigning is prohibited in Level 4 and Level 5 areas.

For caucuses, meetings, conventions, rallies, and miting de avance, Año disclosed 70 percent of the operational capacity of the venue, whether indoor or outdoor will be allowed in Level 1 areas while 50 percent is permitted in places under Alert Level 2.

For enclosed outdoor venues, 50 percent of the venue’s operational capacity is permitted in Alert Level 3 areas, while 30 percent of the venue’s operational capacity is permitted in Alert Level 4 areas.

Meanwhile, these activities are prohibited in places classified as Alert Level 5.

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