Some members of the media covering the filing of certificates of candidacy (COCs) at Sofitel Garden Hotel in Pasay City received the emergency messages shortly before noon on Wednesday. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the NDRRMC said they did not send the messages, and asked the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to investigate. ‘Ill-advised, at best’Comelec spokesman James Jimenez said election laws do not penalize the use of emergency channels for campaigning. “Needless to say, the use of the emergency alert system for political propaganda purposes is ill-advised, at best,” he told reporters through Viber. We trust that the National Telecommunications Commission will be looking into this matter,” Timbal added.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 06, 2021 21:33 UTC