MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday reminded candidates for national positions and party-list groups to register their official social media pages.
As of March 6, the Comelec said only 13 senatorial candidates and 23 party-list groups have submitted their website and social media pages to the Education and Information Department of the commission.
This is being requested so the Comelec can monitor the candidates’ social media expenses for the midterm polls.
“Any other blog or social media page which, when taken as a while, has for its primary purpose the endorsement of a candidate, whether or not directly maintained or administered by the candidate or their official representatives, shall be considered additional official blogs or social media pages of the said candidate,” the notice said.
Comelec records show that only the following have complied with the directive:
Sergio Osmeña III
Nancy Binay
Atty. Danilo Roleda
Pia Cayetano
Cynthia Villar
Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr.
Jose Manuel Diokno
Paolo Benigno Aquino IV
Florin Hilbay
Manuel Roxas II
Aquilino Martino “Koko” Pimentel
Rodrigo “Jiggy” Manicad, Jr.
Willie Ong
There are 62 candidates vying a position in the Senate for the upcoming elections.
Meanwhile, the following partylist groups have submitted their documents to the Comelec:
1-CARE Partylist
AAMBIS-OWA Partylist
ABAKADA Partylist
Abono Partylist
Act Teachers Party-List
Agbiag Partylist
Agri Agra na Reporma Para sa Magsasaka ng Pilipinas Movement
AKBAYAN CITENZEN’S ACTION PARTY
AKO BISDAK PARTY-LIST
Anakpawis Party-list
BAYAN MUNA PARTY-LIST
FICTAP Partylist
Kabayan Partylist
Luntiang Pilipinas Partylist
Magsasaka Partylist
Movement for Economic Transformation and Righteous Opportunities (METRO) Party-list
Murang Kuryente Partylist
OFW Family PARTYLIST
PBB Partylist
PTA Partylist
Sagip Party-list
Tribal COmmunities Association of the Philippines (TRICAP) Party-list
Wow Pilipinas Partylist
More than 100 party-list groups is participating for the May 13 elections. /ee