MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Jan. 27 (PIA) -- An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has reiterated some of the campaign guidelines for the coming midterm elections.
The poll body has limited the air time of each candidates in campaigning through television and radio stations, said Comelec Commissioner Elias Yusoph during the election 2013 summit held last week, here.
Accordingly, each candidate for national positions is entitled to 120 minutes to advertise and campaign through television and 180 minutes through radio.
Candidates running for local positions, on the other hand, are only allowed 60 minutes of television advertising and 90 minutes for radio advertising.
Yusoph clarified that appearance of a candidate in a news interview or documentary shall not be considered a broadcast election propaganda if it is incidental to the presentation of the subject covered by the news interview or documentary.
He, however, emphasized that television or radio stations inviting candidates as guests to a broadcast program has to notify the Commission before they can start the program.
The poll body also requires candidates to post or display propaganda materials in designated common poster areas only.
Election Officers can remove the propaganda materials and file a case against a candidate violating this rule, he added.
With regards to the campaign finance, Yusoph said candidates are required to submit their Statement of Contributions and Expenditures to the Commission.
He said a winning candidate cannot take his oath if he failed to submit such statement.
Failure to comply will also perpetually disqualify a candidate to hold public office, he added.
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