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The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has warned local officials against politicking and allowing candidates to post campaign materials on government properties. Interior Secretary Eduardo Ao said the law and election rules «cleaDILG warns local officials vs politicking
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has warned local officials against politicking and allowing candidates to post campaign materials on government properties. Interior Secretary Eduardo Ao said the law and election rules «clearly prohibited» candidates from using government properties in their campaign. «Government buildings, properties, vehicles and equipment are for official use only and may not be used as venues or tools for partisan political activity,» he said. Report violators Citing Section 261 of the Omnibus Election Code, Ao said public funds, equipment, facilities and even vehicles owned or controlled by the government could not be used to pr...Keep on reading: DILG warns local officials vs politicking Read more