Election do’s and don’ts

DO’S
 Social media posts endorsing a candidate
 Pamphlets, cards, decals, stickers NOT exceeding 8/1/2x14 inches
 Letters urging voters to vote for a candidate
 Posters NOT exceeding 2 feet x 3 feet
 Streamers NOT exceeding 3 feet x 8 feet
 Streamers displayed 5 days before the meeting and should be removed
within 24 hours after said meeting
 Vehicles with or without speakers
 Television advertising NOT exceeding 60 mins on a per station basis,
whether appearing on national, regional, or local, free or cable television,

 Radio Advertising NOT exceeding 90 mins on a per station basis, whether

airing on national, regional, or local radio, whether by purchase or
donation.
 Published election propaganda not exceeding ¼ of the page for
broadsheets and not exceeding ½ page for tabloids.
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DON’T’S
Propaganda NOT bearing and identified by legible and audible words
“POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT PAID BY” followed by the true and correct
name and address of the payor
Propaganda NOT bearing and identified by legible and audible words
“POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT PAID FOR” followed by the true and
correct name and address if the candidate for whose benefit the election
propaganda was printed or aired.
Posting of any election campaign or propaganda material outside of
authorized common poster areas, in public places, or in private
properties without the consent of the owner thereof; and
Propaganda that are illegal, libelous, offensive to public morals,
subversive or which tend to incite sedition or rebellion.
Posting of campaign materials in Publicly-owned electronic
announcement boards, such as light-emitting diode (LED) display boards
located along highways and streets, liquid crystal display (LCD) monitors
posted on walls of public buildings, and other similar devices which are
owned by local government units, government-owned and controlled
corporations, or any agency or instrumentality of the Government.
 Posting of propaganda in Motor vehicles used as patrol cars,
ambulances, and for other similar purposes that are owned by local
government units, government-owned and controlled corporations, and
other agencies and instrumentalities of the Government, particularly
those bearing government license plates;
Posting of propaganda on Public transport vehicles Owned And Controlled
By The Government such as the Metro Rail Transit (MRT), Light Rail
Transit (LRT), and Philippine National Railway trains and the like.
Waiting sheds, sidewalks, street and lamp posts, electric posts and wires,
traffic signages and other signboards erected on public property,
pedestrian overpasses and underpasses, flyovers and underpasses,
bridges, main thoroughfares, center islands of roads and highways;
Schools, public shrines, barangay halls, government offices, health
centers, public structures and buildings or any edifice thereof; and

Within the premises of public transport terminals, owned and controlled

by the government, such as bus terminals, airports, seaports, docks, piers,
train stations and the like.

Printing, publishing and exhibiting of donated election propaganda

material without the written acceptance of the candidate.

To give or accept, free of charge, directly or indirectly, transportation, food and

drinks, or anything of value during and within the five (5) hours before and after
a public meeting, or to give or contribute, directly or indirectly, money or things
of value for such purpose.

Removing, destroying, taking down or, in any manner, deface or tamper

with, or prevent the distribution of any lawful election propaganda during
campaign period.

Sec. 264. Penalties. - Any person found guilty of any election offense under this
Code shall be punished with imprisonment of not less than one year but not more
than six years and shall not be subject to probation. In addition, the guilty party shall
be sentenced to suffer disqualification to hold public office and deprivation of the
right of suffrage. If he is a foreigner, he shall be sentenced to deportation which shall
be enforced after the prison term has been served. Any political party found guilty
shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than ten thousand pesos, which shall be
imposed upon such party after criminal action has been instituted in which their
corresponding officials have been found guilty.
In case of prisoner or prisoners illegally released from any penitentiary or jail during
the prohibited period as provided in Section 261, paragraph (n) of this Code, the
director of prisons, provincial warden, keeper of the jail or prison, or persons who
are required by law to keep said prisoner in their custody shall, if convicted by a
competent court, be sentenced to suffer the penalty of prision mayor in its maximum
period if the prisoner or prisoners so illegally released commit any act of
intimidation, terrorism of interference in the election.
Any person found guilty of the offense of failure to register or failure to vote shall,
upon conviction, be fined one hundred pesos. In addition, he shall suffer
disqualification to run for public office in the next succeeding election following his
conviction or be appointed to a public office for a period of one year following his
conviction.