THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) reminded campaigners to not use the election to discriminate against vulnerable sectors, persons with disability (PWDs) and women.
According to the 10-page resolution, violators would be slapped with an election offense.
The resolution will be applied during the election period for the midterm election and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Parliamentary Elections.
The campaign period for senatorial and party-list candidates started on Feb. 11, while local bets will start their campaign on March 28.
Up for grabs in the May 12 elections are 317 congressional seats and thousands of local posts. The biggest battle will be for 12 spots in the 24-seat Senate, a chamber packed with political heavyweights and wielding outsized influence. — Chloe Mari A. Hufana
