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MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday said there is nothing illegal with candidates and their supporters criticizing other candidates during campaign activities. “The Omnibus Election Code itself allows negative campaigning,” Comelec Chairperson George Erwin Garcia said in an interview. Section 79 of the Omnibus Election Code provides that an “election campaign”…
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Comelec: Law allows negative campaigning
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday said there is nothing illegal with candidates and their supporters criticizing other candidates during campaign activities. “The Omnibus Election Code itself allows negative campaigning,” Comelec Chairperson George Erwin Garcia said in an interview. Section 79 of the Omnibus Election Code provides that an “election campaign”…