Thread by @ANCALERTS

NOW on ANC: @IanEsguerra gives you the most relevant facts in this episode of #ANCMattersOfFact.

@IanEsguerra .@COMELEC Spokesperson James Jimenez (@jabjimenez): 1.3 million have registered to be voters so far for the 2022 elections. #ANCMattersOfFact

@IanEsguerra @COMELEC @jabjimenez #ANCMattersOfFact Jimenez: We are proposing extension of voter registration hours, adding weekend operations.

@IanEsguerra @COMELEC @jabjimenez #ANCMattersOfFact Jimenez: We are preparing for elections as if the pandemic will still be in full force in 2022.

@IanEsguerra @COMELEC @jabjimenez #ANCMattersOfFact Jimenez: It won't matter how #COVID19-safe election day is if campaign palang, people are already spreading the virus.

@IanEsguerra @COMELEC @jabjimenez #ANCMattersOfFact Jimenez: We'll probably encouraging online campaigning.

@IanEsguerra @COMELEC @jabjimenez #ANCMattersOfFact Jimenez: We will be reaching out to social media platforms to stop the spread of false information.

@IanEsguerra @COMELEC @jabjimenez #ANCMattersOfFact Jimenez: We may come out with new procedures for campaigning, monitoring online platforms.

@IanEsguerra @COMELEC @jabjimenez #ANCMattersOfFact Jimenez: Without BARMM electoral code, it will be hard to prepare for the region's polls.

@IanEsguerra @COMELEC @jabjimenez #ANCMattersOfFact Jimenez: We're busy with Palawan plebiscite.

@IanEsguerra @COMELEC @jabjimenez #ANCMattersOfFact Jimenez: Elections are important. I think we are seeing, for the first time in a long while, the impact of choices we made during the elections.

#ANCMattersOfFact Jimenez: The choices you make in the coming elections will decide the policies that will direct your life in the coming years. Make sure you choose wisely.

Prof. Jaime Naval, UP Political Science Department: Reform in Myanmar is an ongoing project; it's not a one-time thing. #ANCMattersOfFact

#ANCMattersOfFact Naval: I'm sure the people in Myanmar have learned their lesson; just because you don't see any marching on the streets now doesn't mean they haven't learned anything.

#ANCMattersOfFact Naval: This is an incomplete & imperfect plot that the military has imposed on the people of Myanmar.

#ANCMattersOfFact Naval: Track record of ASEAN in terms of non-interference isn't exactly immaculate.