Comelec intensifies efforts against violators of campaign rules

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is intensifying its efforts against violators of campaign rules and regulations, which will be very rampant as the May 13 midterm polls draws closer.

"We are already doubling our efforts in monitoring and sending out of notices to (erring) candidates," said Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez.

He added that the commission is looking at decentralizing the sending of notices from only the Law Department to all local election offices.

"We have not received any official report from the field yet but we know that there have been notices (for local bets) sent out already," Jimenez said.

The Comelec official said that they expect more violations by politicians as the elections draws near.

"As we get closer to the elections, the level of compliance is probably going to drop dramatically. This means, we will see more violations because the campaign period is already near its end," Jimenez said.

The Comelec had already filed disqualification cases against three party-list groups, namely LPGMA, Kabataan, and Piston.

Earlier, Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes said they expect more campaign violations from local candidates based on the conduct of previous elections. (PNA)