Malacañang on Tuesday identified some activities which would be prohibited during the campaign period for the May elections, as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to rage.

Quoting the interior department, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles listed the following banned campaign activities.

• Entering private dwellings during house-to-house campaigning
• Crowding
• Handshake, embraces, kissing, going arm-in-arm or any activity with physical contact
• Selfies or taking photos with close proximity
• Distribution of food or drinking water

The policy will also apply during political caucuses, meetings, conventions, rallies, and miting de advance, Nograles said in a press briefing.

The campaign period starts on Feb. 8 for national aspirants and on March 25 for local contenders.