Major presidential and vice presidential candidates are set to hold their proclamation rallies on Tuesday night. See the schedule here.
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines entered the official campaign period on Tuesday, February 8, but how it will be conducted would differ significantly from past elections, due to the threat of COVID-19.
While aspirants for national elective posts have been campaigning as early as the first half of 2021, it is only during the formal campaign period that they become official candidates, and are thus subjected to a set of policies by which they should abide. For this election season, a category level system is observed, with Comelec campaign committees from the municipal to the national level tasked to determine which level an area belongs to.
The classification will dictate how much in-person campaigning restrictions are imposed on a certain area, such as the size of motorcades, meetings, and rallies. For all category levels, traditional campaign activity interactions, such as handshakes, hugs, kisses, the taking of selfies, distribution of food and drinks, and crowding around the candidate, are prohibited.
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