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[ArticleID] => 1513480
[Title] => Comelec can’t stop early poll campaigning
[Summary] => Due to a Supreme Court (SC) ruling in November 2009, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) cannot do anything about candidates who campaign before the start of the official campaign period next year.
[DatePublished] => 2015-10-21 10:00:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1804896
[AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo
[SectionName] => Headlines
[SectionUrl] => headlines
[URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20131130/Andres-Bautista.jpg
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[ArticleID] => 1510522
[Title] => SC: Nothing wrong with early campaign of 2016 bets
[Summary] => There is nothing wrong with the early campaigning of candidates in next year’s elections, according to the Supreme Court.
[DatePublished] => 2015-10-13 10:00:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1096875
[AuthorName] => Edu Punay
[SectionName] => Headlines
[SectionUrl] => headlines
[URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/pilipino-star-ngayon/bansa/20150610/Election.jpg
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[ArticleID] => 1510182
[Title] => Comelec to come up with guidelines for bets
[Summary] => Despite the absence of a ban on premature campaigning, the Commission on Elections yesterday urged candidates to observe restraint as the Comelec will come up with guidelines on what politician “can and cannot do” after filing their certificates of candidacy (COCs).
[DatePublished] => 2015-10-12 10:00:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1804896
[AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo
[SectionName] => Headlines
[SectionUrl] => headlines
[URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20151013/Campaign-posters-25.jpg
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[ArticleID] => 1496517
[Title] => Go slow on ads, poll bets told
[Summary] => An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) yesterday knocked on the conscience of prospective candidates in the 2016 polls urging them to go slow on their televised campaigning masked as infomercials.
[DatePublished] => 2015-09-05 10:00:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1804896
[AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo
[SectionName] => Headlines
[SectionUrl] => headlines
[URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150319/comelecofficeintramuros.jpg
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[ArticleID] => 1486736
[Title] => Muslim woman for governor
[Summary] => Will a Muslim woman governor change the political landscape in Lanao del Norte?
[DatePublished] => 2015-08-10 10:00:00
[ColumnID] => 134209
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1804859
[AuthorName] => Domini M. Torrevillas
[SectionName] => Opinion
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[ArticleID] => 1325088
[Title] => Lawmaker seeks revival of ban on premature poll campaigning
[Summary] => A Laguna congressman is seeking the revival of the old ban on premature election campaigning to level the playing field among all candidates.
[DatePublished] => 2014-05-20 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1097047
[AuthorName] => Jess Diaz
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[ArticleID] => 1324866
[Title] => Lawmaker seeks to revive ban on premature campaigning
[Summary] => As the election year draws near, a legislator has called on Congress for the immediate passage of a proposed measure seeking to ban premature campaigning and other election offenses prior to the start of the campaign period.
[DatePublished] => 2014-05-19 12:23:49
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[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1262583
[AuthorName] => Dennis Carcamo
[SectionName] => Nation
[SectionUrl] => nation
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[ArticleID] => 848788
[Title] => Absurd
[Summary] => Even if the election is still eight months away and the campaign period will start only on February 12 for Senatorial and party-list candidates, and March 29, 2013 for Congressional and local posts, there is already a proliferation of so many posters, streamers, billboards, ambulances and government vehicles bearing faces and/or names of government officials and politicians undoubtedly aspiring for or seeking an elective public office.
[DatePublished] => 2012-09-14 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133340
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1804883
[AuthorName] => Jose C. Sison
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[Title] => Brillantes says 'epal' posters cheapen electoral process
[Summary] => Apparently resigned to the proliferation of posters and streamers bearing the faces of government officials and politicians, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Sixto Brillantes lamented yesterday that there is one way to deal with erring politicians – “remember their faces now and forget their names come election day.”
[DatePublished] => 2012-09-12 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1804896
[AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo
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[ArticleID] => 847031
[Title] => Santiago to file bill curbing electioneering
[Summary] => With elections coming up in May next year, Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago wants to ensure that all candidates would as much as possible be competing on a level playing field.
[DatePublished] => 2012-09-09 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1500820
[AuthorName] => Marvin Sy
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