By: Rodrigo S. Victoria
NAVAL, Biliran – “It’s not just 100 percent but 200 percent implementation of election laws, rules and regulation for the May 13, 2013 local and national elections”, said Atty Sabino C. Mejarito, provincial election supervisor of the Commission on Election (Comelec) in Biliran province in a radio interview.
The Comelec-Biliran chief was the guest of the regular radio program dubbed “PIA Kapihan at Pulong-Pulong ng Bayan” at Radyo Natin-Naval of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) in Biliran province on February 14, 2013.
Mejarito emphasized the strict implementation of election laws, rules and regulations in the conduct of the election in Biliran province to achieve the drive of the commission for a safe and secured (SAFE) 2013 mid-term elections.
“All candidates must follow all the Comelec laws, rules and regulations to avoid the penalty of disqualification”, Mejarito informed with the determination that his office will pursue filing of disqualification case if violation is clearly committed by a candidate.
He urged the Biliranons to report to his office or to any of the election offices in the eight municipalities in Biliran province for any violation on the election laws, rules and regulations committed by a certain candidate.
The chief of Comelec-Biliran also explained on the lawful election propaganda, prohibited campaigning, prohibited forms of election propaganda, campaign expenditures and other relevant election laws especially that the campaign period has officially started on February 12, 2013 for the national candidates.
The campaign period of candidates for senator and party-list groups participating in the party-list system of representation started on February 12, 2013 and will end on May 11, 2013 while the campaign period of candidates for members of the House of Representatives, regional, provincial, city and municipal officials will start on March 29, 2013 and ends on May 11, 2013 based on Section2 of Comelec resolutions No. 9615 promulgated on January 15, 2013.
However, Mejarito admitted that Comelec cannot do alone in monitoring all the candidates and further stressed that the vigilance and cooperation of the Biliranons will also be counted upon to achieve a clean, honest and orderly elections. (PIA 8 Biliran)
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