12 days left to register bets’ online campaign platforms

MANILA, Philippines — Candidates and political parties participating in next year’s midterm elections have only 12 days left to register their online campaign platforms with the Commission on Elections.

The Comelec reminded politicians and political parties to comply with registration requirements to avoid the possibility of their online campaign platforms being taken down.

The poll body is requiring candidates and political parties to register all their social media accounts in an effort to prevent disinformation and fake news during the campaign.

Comelec Chairman George Garcia said the Dec. 13 deadline for registration of social media accounts would no longer be extended.

The Comelec is also set to kick off today the campaign for voter education and demonstration on the use of automated counting machines (ACMs).

The roadshow will run until Jan. 30, 2025.

The voter education campaign is part of the Comelec’s preparation for next year’s polls and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary elections.

In a radio interview yesterday, Garcia said the Comelec would continue preparing for the first BARMM parliamentary elections until a law postponing the scheduled polls is passed by both houses of Congress.

“As far as the Comelec is concerned, our preparation for the BARMM elections pushes through,” he said.