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Foreigners warned: Don’t meddle in Philippine polls

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11:38 am | Wednesday, March 13th, 2013

Immigration Commissioner Ricardo David Jr.

Immigration Commissioner Ricardo David Jr.

MANILA, Philippines–Foreigners are not barred from meddling  in the country’s forthcoming elections or they will be deported, the Bureau of Immigration warned Wednesday.

Immigration Commissioner Ricardo David Jr. issued the advisory after the Commission on Elections (Comelec) released Resolution 9615, which prohibits foreigners from taking part in the midterm polls.

The resolution spells out the implementing rules and regulations of the Fair Election Act or Republic Act 9006. The law, passed by Congress in 2001, seeks the holding of free, orderly, honest, peaceful, and credible elections through fair election practices.

The Comelec resolution states that “it is unlawful for any foreigner, whether juridical or natural person, to aid any candidate, or political party, organization or coalition, directly or indirectly, or to take part in, or influence in any manner, any election, or to contribute or make any expenditure in connection with any election campaign or partisan political activity.”

David said the immigration bureau will investigate complaints against foreigners engaging in partisan political activitiy or making campaign donations to candidates.

The prohibition aims to prevent candidates from enjoying undue advantage over their opponents due to the financial aid obtained from foreigners, he said.


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  • Anonymous

    The institutional beneficiaries of PCSO should know better: proper liquidation of public money received is a must and a matter of course. If you can’t or wont liquidate as required under the law, then subsequent releases can be withheld as mandated by law. If PCSO continues releasing funds even in the absence of proper liquidation by the parties concerned, it can be charged with dereliction of duty. Further, as mandated by law, public money can only for used for a specified purpose. This is for the protection of the public coffers,  which was next to non-existent in times past.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Badajosnon-Macabaian/100002348566742 Badajosnon Macabaian

    PCSO FUNDS, even if earned from gambling -which are legalized – are government funds or people’s money. As such, all recipients of such GOVERNMENT FUNDS or PEOPLE’S MONEY must liquidate fund releases to them before asking for another release. Kailangan pa bang imemorize yan? The gov’t or the people has the right to know what happened to the money released to the charitable institutions? Ibinulsa ba ng mga namumuno ng mga charitable institutitons na yan? ginawa bang pabaon o pasalubong? properly disposed of ba? MAHIRAP BANG INTINDIHIN YAN? Baka naman kaya nagagalit ang iba dyan e kasi nawalan sila ng inaasahang palabigasan? Masama bang ilagay sa tama ang dapat itama?



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