The New People's Army Apolinario “Boy” Gatmaitan Command yesterday denied that they are requiring candidates to pay access fees to avail of permits-to-campaign (PTC) in their territories in Negros Occidental.
However, the statement it sent to media outlets yesterday said that candidates should not bring with them members of the Philippine National Police, Army, Revolutionary Proletarian Army-Alex Bongcayao Brigade, militiamen or armed tanods.
These people are legitimate targets, the NPA warned.
The NPA statement also said the claim of the Army and the police that they are charging access fees for the granting of a PTC to campaign in their territories is a big lie.
If candidates receive an alleged PTC, it is an extortion activity by persons pretending to be members of the NPA, it said.
The NPA said any such activity should be reported to them so those responsible can be made to answer for their actions.
Meanwhile, Commission on Elections personnel in
Three teams joined the removal operations, that will be conducted almost daily, to show that they were serious about going after illegal campaign materials, Bacolod Election Officer Salud Milagros Villanueva said.
Provincial Elections Supervisor Wil Arceño also said a meeting with Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas officers in
The COMELEC is seeking the help of the KBP to police its own ranks of blocktime radio programs paid for by politicians that are violating poll rules on regulated campaign airtime, he said.
The training of 857 Precinct Count Optical Scan machine technicians in Negros Occidental for the May polls began yesterday, Arceño also said.*
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