Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Andres Bautista said a “moral question” hounds politicians for early campaigning. Bautista said it is more than a legal question. “Only a candidate can be guilty of premature campaigning. So there’s a loophole in the law,” Bautista said in Filipino.
Bautista’s comments come as presumed candidates in the 2016 elections begin to air television ads. Their ads don’t blatantly announce their candidacies, but trumpet their achievements and portray them as excellent leaders.
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