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Robredo office's COVID programs get Comelec OK to go on during campaign period
Robredo office's COVID programs get Comelec OK to go on during campaign period
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Published Mar 23, 2022 01:14 PM PHT
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Updated Mar 23, 2022 03:29 PM PHT
Vice President Leni Robredo interacts with volunteers during the OVP’s Swab cab at the Ina ng Lupang Pangako Parish in Payatas B, Quezon City on Jan. 12, 2022. OVP handout/File
MANILA (UPDATE) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday granted the petition of Vice President Leni Robredo's office to continue its COVID-19 programs amid the spending ban in the run-up to the May polls.
BREAKING: Comelec grants Office of the Vice President’s petition to continue certain pandemic-related programs as VP Leni Robredo bids for the presidency.
The poll body's en banc exempted certain pandemic projects of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) from the spending ban during the campaign period, said Comelec Commissioner George Erwin Garcia.
"In an executive session today, the En Banc granted the Petition for Exception of the Office of the Vice President of certain projects and programs during the 45-day period of the campaign," Garcia told reporters.
The petition was filed 2 months ago.
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Under the Omnibus Election Code, it is prohibited for any public official to disburse public funds 45 days before an election. But Comelec Resolution 10747 allows application for exemptions.
The OVP had paused its mobile coronavirus testing, vaccination drive, and free online medical consultation when the campaign period for national candidates kicked off last Feb. 8.
Robredo, leader of the opposition, is among the candidates seeking to succeed President Rodrigo Duterte.
She earlier said she would refrain from appearing in her office's COVID-19 programs and the look for all paraphernalia would be changed.
In a statement, OVP spokesman Barry Gutierrez thanked the Comelec for granting its request.
"We thank the Comelec en banc for their action on the OVP's request. This will ensure that Angat Buhay projects which have helped hundreds of thousands of Filipinos in the past six years can continue to bring hope to communities all over the Philippines," he said.
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