Early Campaigns

[street_of_no_return]

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sagdi lang na sila TS, daghan mag kwarta ipang kampanya

mao lage, daun ug makadaog na gani bawi.on daun ang nagasto pag election mo genansya pa. paeta

[Sol_Itaire]

willie revillame

[orochimaru700]

Politics is a Great Investment

mao lage, daun ug makadaog na gani bawi.on daun ang nagasto pag election mo genansya pa. paeta

[The_Watcher]

si Mrs. Villar ay klaro kaayo. pareho ra pud sa iya bana nga walay ayo ug sumo ang advertisement. tan.awa na ila ad nga pobre kunohay kaayo ang recipient sa ila foundation pero observe closely nga naka brace ang ngipon, hehehe.

trying hard kaayo. the only thing we can do is immediately turn to another channel.

[hobie]

Diri sa Bohol, Ernesto Maceda nag una diri ..Iya pa ako nakit.an diri sa amo syudad.

[street_of_no_return]

murag naa koy nakit.an dira sa Barangay Hall sa Labangon nga nawung ni Tommy with some words on it. Di lang ko sigurado if ila ba gyd to ge.taod kai pag.agi nako "PADUNG" paman taod.

[Detective Mask]

Klaro man unta sa balaod sir unya why man dili bawal. Wala pa may campaign period.

Well, let's review Section 80 of the Omnibus Election Code once again:

Sec. 80. Election campaign or partisan political activity outside campaign period. - It shall be unlawful for any person, whether or not a voter or candidate, or for any party, or association of persons, to engage in an election campaign or partisan political activity except during the campaign period

Now, let's go back to Sec. 79 to see what the Omnibus Election Code meant by the terms "candidate" and "election campaign":

Sec. 79. Definitions. - As used in this Code:
(a) The term "candidate" refers to any person aspiring for or seeking an elective public office, who has filed a certificate of candidacy by himself or through an accredited political party, aggroupment, or coalition of parties;

(b) The term "election campaign" or "partisan political activity" refers to an act designed to promote the election or defeat of a particular candidate or candidates to a public office which shall include:

(1) Forming organizations, associations, clubs, committees or other groups of persons for the purpose of soliciting votes and/or undertaking any campaign for or against a candidate;

(2) Holding political caucuses, conferences, meetings, rallies, parades, or other similar assemblies, for the purpose of soliciting votes and/or undertaking any campaign or propaganda for or against a candidate;

(3) Making speeches, announcements or commentaries, or holding interviews for or against the election of any candidate for public office;

(4) Publishing or distributing campaign literature or materials designed to support or oppose the election of any candidate; or

(5) Directly or indirectly soliciting votes, pledges or support for or against a candidate.

Now I go back sa akong previous post: the MAIN reason why they are free to do so is because they are NOT official candidates in the first place.

Sure, nangampanya na sila outside the election period, as you pointed out. Pero ang pangutana: is it considered an "election campaign" as the law states?

Para matawag ang gibuhat sa mga pulitiko na "election campaign", dapat magpakita ni ug suporta o pagkontra sa usa ka kandidato o "candidate". But once again, they are NOT candidates yet.

Nag-file na ba sila ug COC? No, they haven't. So, dili pa sila candidate. And kung dili sila candidate, anything they do to promote themselves CANNOT be considered "election campaign". And if it's not an "election campaign", that means what they're doing is not against the law.

To summarize, what they're doing may be unethical, but it's legal. Personally, dili ko ganahan sa ilang tactics, but I think it's impossible to actually ban it because it can lead to a really restrictive law against any type of campaign, even ang non-political campaigning. So, we'll just have to accept it and air our grievances through the ballots.

[ironmack08]

si pakyaw sad ai....kana iyang phoenix nga commercial....murag dala pangampanya....if ever mo run sya for senator.....dili jud ko mo vote...including mrs. villar....

[k-bai]

naa pd lain advertisement, kanang CamSur governor murag mulansar pd na ug national position.

[salbahis]

kung wa mo ganahi sa ila gibuhat adto sa balota ipabuhagay...