The Commission on Elections (Comelec) plans to include the campaign expenses on social media in the spending limit for candidates in the May 2019 midterm elections. “We are looking at the possibility of strengthening monitoring of the expenses that go into materials which are propagated via social media,” Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said in an interview. ADVERTISEMENTWhile posting and sharing information on social media is free, Jimenez said the poll body would come up with rules covering the cost of production. The use of social media itself will not be regulated, he said. Cost implications“It’s what you put on social media that’s going to be monitored for cost.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 02, 2018 21:33 UTC