LIVE: Comelec chair Saidamen Pangarungan holds a press briefing shortly after the vice presidential debates held on Sunday, March 20.
Chair Pangarungan congratulates presidential and vp candidates who attended the weekend debates. #PiliPinasDebates2022 #PHVote
Is it posible to compel candidates to attend debates?
Pangarungan says they will discuss this in the upcoming en banc session.
Pangarungan says they will discuss this in the upcoming en banc session.
Comelec Commissioner George Garcia: The Comelec can only implement the laws by the legislative department.... Yung punishment ay manggagaling lang from the legislature. Hindi magpa-punish ang Comelec kung walang batas. #PiliPinasDebates2022 #PHVote
Garcia says this issue will be discussed more during the next en banc session of the Comelec. #PiliPinasDebates2022 #PHVote
Pangarungan says one sanction by the Comelec to absent candidates without justifiable reason is to deprive them of e-rally slots.
He adds that the biggest "sanction" is the deprivation of opportunity to present their platforms to the people.
He adds that the biggest "sanction" is the deprivation of opportunity to present their platforms to the people.
Can Comelec require via reso? Maybe, says Chair Pangarungan, or maybe not if there's no law says Commissioner George Garcia. | via @lianbuan
https://twitter.com/lianbuan/status/1505542166843883524
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
