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Deped prohibits politicians to attend graduation rites for political platforms to campaign

The Department of Education (DepEd) will consider prohibiting candidates in the 2019 midterm elections from speaking in graduation rites during the campaign period 
Education Undersecretary Nepomucen Malaluan made the remark on Sunday after Commission on Elections spokesperson James Jimenez called on schools not to invite candidates in their graduation rites.
Malaluan said that while the DepEd's election guidelines do not disallow candidates to speak in graduation ceremonies, they would discuss Jimenez's suggestion in their executive committee meeting.


What their guidelines prohibit, he pointed out, is turning the graduation rite as a political forum or platform.
"Pag-uusapan namin 'yan dahil, obviously, it's not a political activity (graduation rites). It is not meant directly to ask for the vote of a person. Pero kung mauwi sa ganun ay 'yun ang pinagbabawal," Malaluan said.
"Malinaw naman kasi sa kanilang (Comelec) guidelines what constitutes electioneering. Kung hindi naman ginagamit bilang isang partisan political activity ang graduation, halimbawa ang isang kandidato ay magpapahayag lamang tungkol sa graduation or some issues, hindi naman puwedeng sabihin siguro na electioneering 'yun," he added.
Making speeches, announcements or commentaries or holding interviews for or against the election of any candidate or party for public office, directly or indirectly soliciting votes, pledges or support for or against any candidate or party is also an act of electioneering, he added.
"Ang isang graduation naman ay maaaring ganapin that will not involve those actions even if the guest is a candidate. That includes in the awareness of a candidate," Malaluan said.
"But if it does not generate into a solicitation of votes, then you could not include it as an electioneering activity," he added.
In case an act of electioneering occurs during a graduation rite, Malaluan said the school and its officials may face administrative sanctions.
"Our administrative provisions will follow except that ito nga, kapag may electioneering activity, meron ding sanctions itong Comelec itself because it's under the jurisdiction of Comelec," he said.
The 90-day official campaign period for senatorial and party-list candidates in the 2019 elections began on February 12, while that for candidates for district representatives and local government on March 29, 2019.
  •  Source: GMA NEWS 

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