Republic of the Philippines

COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS
Manila

IN THE MATTER OF GARCIA" George Erwin M. Chnintan

DEPUTIZING THE
INTING, Socorro B.
CASQUEJO, Marlon S.
C,onnlaissiotlr.-r
Commissioner
DEPARTMENT OF THE FEROLINO, Aimee P. Comnissioner
INTERIOR AND LOCAL BULA! Rey E.
MACEDA, JR Ernesto Ferdinand P.
Commissioner
Ctmntissioner
GOVERNMENT (DILG), THE CELIS, Nelson J. Conntissiottet
NATIONAL POLICE
coMMrssroN (NAPoLCoM)
AND OTHER LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES,
CERTAIN DEPARTMENTS
UNDER THE EXECUTIVE
BRANCH, OTHER
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES,
GOVERNMENT,OWNED OR
CONTROLLED
CORPORATIONS AND
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS,
FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ENSURING FREE, ORDERLY,
HONEST, PEACEFUL AND
CREDIBLE CONDUCT OF THE
MAY 1.2 2025 NATIONAL AND
LOCAL ELECTIONS (NLE) AND
BARMM PARLIAMENTARY Promulgated: 13

ELECTTONS (BPE)
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RESOLUTION NO.11.055

WHEREAS, Article IX-9 Section 2(4) of the 1987 Constitution

empowers the Commission on Elections (Commission) to deputize, with
the concurrence of the President, 1aw enforcement agencies and
instrumentalities of the Government for the exclusive purpose of ensuring
free, orderly, hones! peaceful and credible elections;

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 WHEREAS, on May 3,2023, the Commission promulgated Resolution
No. 10919 entitled, "ln the Matter of Deputizing the Armed Forces of the
Philippines (AFP), the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Philippine Coast
Guard (PCG) for the Purpose of Ensuing Free, Orderly, Honest, Peaceful, and
Credible Conduct of Regular Elections, Special Elections, Plebiscites, Initiatioes,
Referendums, Recalls and Other Electoral Exercises";

WEIEKEAS, there is a need to

deputize other law enforcement
agencies, certain departments under the executive branch, other
government agencies, government-owned and controlled corporations and
financial institutions for the purpose of ensuring free, orderly, hones!
peaceful and credible conduct of the May 12, 2025 National and Local
Elections (NLE) and BARMM Parliamentary Elections @PE);

NOW THEREFORE, the Commissiory by virtue of the powers vested

in it by the Constitution of the Republic of the Phitippines, the Omnibus
Election Code and other related election laws, has RESOLVED, as it
hereby RESOLVES, to deputize with the concurrence of the President, the
following law enforcement agencies, certain departments under the
executive branch, other govemment agencies, goverrrnent-owned and
controlled corporations and financial institutions, in connection with the
conduct of the May 12,2025 NLE and BPE:

SECTION 1. The Deparfinent of the lnteior anil Local Goaentment

(DILG) and the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM), Duties anil
Functions. - The DILG and NAPOLCOM are hereby deputized to perform
the following duties and functions:

a) Authorize the provision of security to polling places, polling

centers/voting centers, canvassing/ consolidation centers,
and such other places or buildings, including election
paraphernalia, equipment forms and supplies, that will be
used in corurection with the elections;

b) Authorize the provision of security to the personnel of the

Commissioq its deputies and other persons performing
election-related f unctions;

c) Deploy, at the least time possible, troops for election duty in

coordination with the concemed Regional Election Director,
Provincial Election Supervisor and Election Officer;

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d) Make available, at the least time possible, land, air and
water-craft assets, communication systems and other
equipment, in connection with the conduct of the elections;

e) Make available and provide vehicles and designated drivers

to assist the Commission for the deployment of election
paraphernalia, supplies, forms and equipmen! including the
Automated Counting Machines (ACMs), for
ACM
demonstration and irrformation campaign on the use of the
ACIvI, per municipality;

0 Provide access or make available covered courts and other

facilities under its control and supervisiorl as temporary
staging area for the ACMs, election paraphernalia, supplies,
forms and equipment before its deployment or ingress to
and egress from polling centersi

g) Look into the existence of any armed group organized to

commit, or which is committing or attempting to commit,
acts of terrorism, or ttueats to intimidate or coerce Erny
person to vote for or against a candidate, and to suppress or
prevent said acts of terrorism or threats;

h) Assist the Commission in implementing more effectively

election laws and/or rules and regulations, particularly the
laws governing prohibition against military, policemen and
provincial guards acting as bodyguards or security guards
for the public officials, candidates, or any other persons, and
any of the latter who utilizes the services of the former as
bodyguard or security gaard, the use of armored land
vehicles, air or water craft, and the prohibition on bearing,
carrying or transporting firearms and other deadty weapons
in public places;

0 Allow the provision of security details to candidates for

public office, including incumbent public officers seeking
election to any public office, subject to the conditions and
restrictions set forth by the Commission;

j) Conduct a periodic assessment of the peace and order

conditions in critical areas and recommend measures which
may be adopted by the Comrnission in the interest of free,
orderly, honest, peaceful and credible elections;

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 k) Comply with and/or implement directives or resolutions of
the Commissiory which shall take precedence over and
above ttre orders and directives issued by urry other office or
agency of the Govemment, except the Supreme Court and
those issued inhabeas corpus proceedings;

1) Render periodic reports on action taken in accordance with

these guidelines to be submitted to the Commission, through
the Committee on the Ban on Firearms and Security
Concerns (CBFSC) via electronic mail (e-mail) at
gunb an@ co mele c. g oa.ph ;

m) Assist the Commission in its information campaign against

vote-buying and vote-sellir,g in all local government units;
and

n) Perform such other functions and duties and render any

other assistance to the Commission as it may deem
necessary for the conduct of elections.

SECIION 2. Other Law Enforcement Agencies, Duties anil Functions. -

Thefollowing Law Enforcement Agencies are hereby deputized to perform
the following duties and functions:

SECTION 2.1The Bureau of lail Management and penology

(BIMP) and the Bureau of Coxrections (BuCor). - The BJMp and
BuCor shall:

a) Enforce the following provision of the Omnibus

Election Code:

"Sec. 261 (n). Illegal release of pisoners before

and after election. - T'he Director of thz Bureau of
Prisons, any proaincial uarden, the kzeper of the
jail or the person n persons required by laut to
keep prisonn in their custody uho illegally orders
or allows any prisoner detained in th"e national
penitentiary, or the protsincial, city or municipal
jail to leaoe the prunises thereof sixty days before
and thirty days afier the election. The municipal
or city zomden, the proaincial zoarden, the keeper
of the jail or the person or persons required by lato

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 to keep prisoners in their custody shall post in
three conspicuous public places a list of tht
pisoners or detention pisoners under thtir care.
Detention pisonerc must be categoized As sllch."

b) Comply with the orders and directives which the

Commission may issue relative to the objective of
ensuring the free, orderly, honesf peaceful, transparent
and credible conduct of elections; and

c) Perform such other functions as may deem necessary

by the Commission for the conduct of elections.

SECTION 2.2 The National Bureau of lnaestigation

(NBI). - Upon prior order of the Commission, the NBI shall:

a) Deploy its agents to designated areas in order to

effectively car4z out the objective of this Resolutior;
fumishing the Commission with the list of said agents;

b) Direct its agent to arrest any person who violates the

provisions of the Omnibus Election Code and other
pertinent election laws and the rules and regulations
promulgated by the Commissiorl without prejudice to
Section 266 ol rhe Omnibus Election Code;

c) Render periodic reports on action taken in accordance

with this Resolution to be submitted to the
Commission, through the CBFSC via eleckonic e-mail
al gunb an@ c omele c. g oo.ph;

d) Render assistance to the Commission for

the
implementation and enforcement of the prohibition on
vote-buying and vote-selling under Section 261, (a) ot
the Omnibus Elecfion Code;

e) Comply with the orders, and directives the of

Comrnission, which shall be given priority over orders
and directives from other sources, except the Supreme
Court and those issued in habeas corpus proceedings;
and

0 Perform such other fulctions as may deem necessary

by the Commission for the conduct of elections.
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 SECTION 3. Departments Uniler the Executiae Branch. - The
Department of Education (DepEd) or Ministry of Basic, Higher and
Technical Education (MBHTE), Departrnent of Finance (DOF), Department
of Transportation (DOTI), Department of InJormation and
Communications Technology (DICI), Department of Public Works and
Highways (DPW}{), Philippine Information Agenry (PIA), and the
Departnnent of Health (DOII) are hereby deputized to perform the
following duties and functions:

SECTION 3.1-. The Depafiment of Education or the

Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education
(MBI{TE). - The DepEd/MBHTE shall:

a) Comply with and enforce all orders and instructions of

the Comrrrission relative to the election duties and
functions of its personnel as mandated by existing laws,
rules and regulations;

b) Allow the use of public school buildings as polling

places/voting centers for election purposes;

c) Not to hold, during the election period, conferences,

seminars or any school activity, which might interfere,
restrict, or prevent the performance of election duties of
its persormel, except upon prior written authority from
the Commission;

d) Render assistance to the Commission for the

implementation and enforcement of the prohibition on
vote-buying and vote-selling under Section 261 (a) ot
the Omnibus Election Code; and

e) Perform such other duties and functions which the

Commission may prescribe from time to time for the
conduct of elections.

SECTION S.2.TheDeparbnent of Einance. - The DOF shall:

a) Comply with and enforce all orders and instructions of

the Commission relative to the election duties and
functions of its personnel, in accordance with the
Omnibus Election Code and other election-reiated laws,
rules and regulations;

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b) Ensure that all provincial, city, municipal treasurers
and assistant treasurers remain in their present
assignments and neither transferred/ detailed,
reassigned, whether temporary or permanently, to
another province, city or municipality, nor allowed to
go on leave of absence from office during the period
starting two weeks before and two weeks after election
day, except upon prior written authority/approval of
the Commission;

c) Not to designate temporary or casual employee as

Acting Treasurer or Acting Assistant Treasurer; and

d) Perform such other duties and functions which the

Commission may prescribe from time to time for the
conduct of elections.

SECTION 3.3. The Depaftmant of

Transportation
(DOTr) and the Department of Information and
Commanicqtions (DICT), - The DOTr and DICT, including
its attached agencies, shall:

a) Disseminate, through memoranda circular, to all

owners and operators of land and air transportation
facilities and telecommunications services, holders of
certificates of public convenience, franchises or ottrer
forms of authorizatiorL that the following provisions
under the Omnibus Election Code are election offenses;

1 Any person or organization gving or

accepting transportation, free of charge,
directly or indirectly during the five (5) hours
before and after a public meeting on the day
preceding the election and on election day
(Sec. 89);

11. Any person to solicit or receive any

contribution from any of the persons or
entities enumerated in Section 95 of the
Orrnibus Election Code;

111 Any person or organization, whether civic or

religious, directly or indirectly, to solicit
and/ or accept from any candidate for public
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 office, or from his campaign marager, agent or
representative/ or any person acting in their
behal{, any 6lt, food, transportation,
conkibution or donation in cash or in kind
from the commencement of the election period
up to and including election day (Section 97);

lV. Any person who uses under any guise

whatsoever, directly or indirectly, (a) u.y
printing press, radio or television station or
audio-visual equipment operated by the
governmentor by its subdivisions,
instrumentalities, agencies or
instrumentalities, including govemment-
owned or controlled corporations; or (b) any
equipment vehicle, faci7lty, apparatus, or
paraphemalia owned by the govemment or by
its political subdivisions, agencies or
instrumentalities, including government-
owned or controlled corporations, or by the
Armed Forces of the Philippines for any
election campaign of for any partisan political
activity [Section 261 (o)]; and

V Any operator or employee of a public utility or

transportation company operating under a
certificate of public convenience who refuse to
carqr official election mail matters free of
charge during the election period [Section 261
(dd) (4)1.

b) Require all transportation companies engaged in the

operation of kansportation facilities to report within
thtufy (30) days following the day of the election, rhe
use, rental or hiring of their facilities by any candidate
in connection with the election campaign, including the
amount paid for such use, rental or hiring, as provided
for and in accordance with existing rules and
regulations of the Commission on campaign finance
and disclosure in connection with the May 12, 2025
NLE and BPE;

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c) Render assistance to the Commission for the
implementation and enforcement of the prohibition on
vote-buying and vote-selling under Section 261 (a) of
the Omnibus Election Code; and

d) Perform such other duties and functions which the

Commission may prescribe from time to time for the
conduct of the Commission.

SECTION 3.4. The Depafiment of Public Works and

Highways (DPWH). - The DP\AIH shall:

a) Assist the Commission and coordinate with the

Department of Environment and Natural Resources
(DENR), DILG, Philippine National Police (PNP), and
Metropolitan Maniia Development Authoriry (MMDA)
in removing and tearing down all unlawful election
materials, in accordance with existing laws, rules and
regulations;

b) Provide facilities and/ or equipment necessary in the

tearing down of illegal propaganda materials; and

c) Perform such other duties and functions as the

Commission may prescribe from time to time for the
conduct of elections.

SECTION 3,5, ThC Philippine lnformation Agency

(PIA). - The PIA shall:

a) Assist the Commission in its education and information

campaign in connection with the conduct of elections;

b) Make available to the Commission its facilities and

services of its personnel, as may be necessary to ensure
implementation of the programs of activities or
operation plans for the Comrnission's information
campaign;

c) Produce such information materials as the Commission

may deem necessary to ensure the conduct of free,
orderly, honest, peaceful and credible national and
local elections; provided, that in all cases:
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 I The Agency shall adhere strictly to the policy
of the Commission that the education and
information campaign must be absolutely
impartial, objective and neutral;

11. The expenses it may incur as such deputy for

the information campaign of the Commissiory
i.e., production of information materials, shall
be for the exclusive account of the Agency;
and

111 Any information material which the Agency,

as such deputy, shall produce upon the
direction of the Commission, shall be
published/ distributed/released only upon
prior clearance from the Commission to
ensure that nothing therein contained shall
dekact from or violate the policy of
impartiality, objectivity and neutrality.

d) Perform such other duties and functions which the

Commission may prescribe from time to time for the
conduct of elections.

Section 3.6. The Departrnent of Health (DOH). - The

DOH shall:

a) Provide the necessary resoruces, essential medicines,

appropriate number of personnel, and communication
facility, in cities/municipalities, where there are
established DOH-funded hospitals on election day to
provide, free, timely and effective first-aid assistance to
voters and persons rendering election-related services;

b) Consult the Commission through the appropriate field

offices, for the proper placement of health stations on
election day;

c) Implement any existing health and safety protocols

during election day; and

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 d) Perform such other duties and functions which the
Commission may prescribe from time to time for the
conduct of elections.

SECTION 4. The Philippine Postal Corporation (pHlpost) and the

N ational r elecommunications Cowrmission (Arro, Daties and Eunctions. -
The PHLPost and NTC are hereby deputized to perform the following
duties and functions:

a) Instruct their respective personnel and the management of

all private telecommunications firms to give special
preference to, and effect immediate transmission and
delivery of messages of the Commission, its field persorurel
and deputies during the election period;

b) Disseminate and impress to its personnel and management

that non-compliance with the provisions of Section 9 of the
Omnibus Election Code on preferential transmissions of
official mails and messages relative to the elections,
constitutes an election offense punishable under Section 264
of said Code with imprisonment of not less than one (1) year
but not more than six (6) years and shall not be subject to
probation. In addition, the guilty party shall be senterrced to
suffer disqualification to hold public office and deprivation
of the right of suffrage;

c) Assign sufficient number of persormel to receive, transmit

and deliver election messages ten (10) days before election
day, on election day, and ten (10) days after election day;

d) Make operational all its stafions during election period; and

e) Perform such other duties and functions which the

Commission may prescribe from time to time for the
conduct of elections.

SECZON 5. Gooentment Financial lnstitutions, other Go,ernment

Agencies and other Goaernment-owneil or controlleil Corporations, to
Prooiile Means of Transportation in Connection with the Coniluct of
Elections. - The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSp), Land Bank of the
Philippines (LBP), Development Bank of the philippines (DBp),
Govemment service Insurance system (GSIS), social security system (sss),

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Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC), Department of Agriculture
(DA), the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), National Irrigation
Administration (NIA), National Food Authority (NFA), National
Electrification Administration (NEA), and Philippine Ports Authority
(PPA) are hereby deputized to perform the followings duties and
functions:

a) They shall place at the disposal of the Commission their land, air
and water craft, such as airplanes and helicopters, trucks, jeeps,
vans/ cars and the like, ships, launches, barges, and speedboats,
and communication facilities and equipmenf as the Commission
may need from time to time, to ferry the personnel of the
Commission and its deputized agencies in the performance of
their election duties, and to transport election forms,
paraphemalia, supplies and materials to their places of
destinatioru particularly in areas with inadequate or vvithout
regular means of transportation;

b) They shall provide the Commission with a list of available

vehicles, together with the pilots/captains, shipmasters, or drivers
designated in every craft or vehicle. These cr#ts or vehicles shall
be at the disposal of the Commission immediately and until the
end of the election period;

c) Perform such other duties and functions which the Commission

may prescribe from time to time for the conduct of elections.

SECTION 6. Proaision of Sufficimt Electrical power Supply in

Connection with the coniluct of Elections. - The National Electrification
Administration (NEA), National Power corporation (I.rpc), Local Electric
Cooperatives (LEC), Department of Energy (DOE), DENR, DPWH, DILG,
PNP, Department of National Defense (DND) and AFp are hereby
deputized to perform the following duties and functions:

a) Ensure sufficient unintermpted electrical power supply and

secured transmission iafiastructure and facilities during the
critical days of the elections;

b) Provide and maintain stable and continuous nationwide

electric power requirements from the start of voting, until

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 the termination or conclusion of the canvassing of votes and
the proclamation of the winning candidates;

c) Provide sufficient personnel to secure the nationwide

transmission lines, substations, and other related power
facilities;

d) Help and coordinate with the National Grid Corporation of

the Philippines (NGCP) to implement clearing of the
nationwide transmission facilities to include substations,
towers and other related power facilities, in support of its
systems operation functions. Towards, this end, the DENR
shall facilitate the clearing of trees within the required
transmission right-of-way, in accordance with existing laws,
rules and regulations;

e) Provide pertinent inJormation to cause the prosecution of

Erny person or offender for any election offense such as, but
not limited to, violation of Section 261 (z)(11) which states
that:

"Any person who, for the purpose of disrupting or

obstructing the election process or causing
confusion among the ooters, propagates false and
alarming reports or information or transmits or
circulates false orders, directiaes or messages
regarding any matter relating to the printing of
fficial ballots, tlrc postponement of the election,
the transfer ofpolling place or the general conduct
of the election."; and

0 Perform such other duties and functions as the Commission

may provide in relation to the conduct of the elections.

SECTION 6.L. Support from COMELEC Eield Offices. -

All Commission field offices are directed to provide
whatever support they can extend to the DOE and NGCP in
the information dissemination of public awareness
materials.

SECTION 7. The Cioil Serzsice Commission (CSC).- The CSC is hereby

deputized to perform the following duties and functions, shall:

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a) Enforce the following provisions of Article IX (B) of the 1987
Constitution:

" Section 2. (1) xxx

(4) No off.cer or employee in

the cioil sentice
shall engage, directly or indirectlry, in any
electioneeing or partisan political campaign.

xxx

Section 6. No candidate zoho lws lost in any

election, shall within one year after such election,
be appointed to any ffice in the Gooernment or
any goaerfiment-oroned or controlled-corporation
or in any of its subsidiaies."

b) Disseminate, through memoranda circular, trainings,

seminars or any other means as it may deem proper, to all
govemment offices, agencies or instrumentalities, whether
national or local, including government-owned or-
controlled corporations, that the following provisions under
the Omnibus Election Code in relation to the pertinent
resolution of the Commission are election offenses:

"Section 261. Prohibited Acts. - The follozoing

shall be guilty of an election offense:

xxx
g) Appointment of neu employees, creation of
nexl position, promotion, or
gioing salary
increases. - Duing the period of forty-fiae days
before a regular election and thirty days before a
special elecfion, (1) any head, fficial or
appointing fficer of a goaernment
agency
ffice,
or instrumentality, whether national or local,
including gooernment-ozoned or
controlled
corporations, zoho appoints or hires any ne70
employee, zohether proaisional, temporary or
casual, or c,reates and any neu position,
flls
except upon prior authority of the Commission.
The Commission shall not grant the authoity

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 sought unless, it is satisfied that the position to be
filled is essential to the proper functioning of the
ofrce or agency concerned, and that the poiition
shall not be filled in a manner that may inJluence
the election.

As an exception to the foregoing yovisions, a

nezo employee may be appointed in case of urgent
need: Proaided, hotoeoer, That notice of the
appointment shall be giaen to the Commission
zoithin three days from the dnte of the
appointment. Any appointment or hiring in
aiolation of this proaision shall be null and ooid.

(2) AnA goaernment official uho promotes, or

gioes any increase of salary or remuneration or
pioilege to any gooernment fficial or employee,
-
including those in gooernment-ouned or
controlle d corp or ations.

h.) Transfer of fficers and employees in the ciail

seruice. - Any public fficial roho makes or causes
any
,transfer or detail zohateoer of any fficer or
employee in the ciail seroice including public
school teachers, within the election periid. except
upon prior approaal of the Commission.

i.) lnteraention of public oficers and employees. -

Any fficer or ernployee in the civil seroice, except
those holding political ffices; any ofrrn,
employee, or member or the Armed Forces of the
Philippines, or any police force, special
forces,
home defense forces, barangay self defense units
and all other para-military units that nozo exist or
zohich may hereafter be organized zoho, directly or
indirectly, interuenes, in any election campaign
or engages in any partisan political actioity,
except to oote or to preseroe public order, ifhe is a
peace oficer."

c) Perform such other duties and functions as the Commission ma

v
provide in relation to the conduct of the elections.

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 Audit (CoA) anil theDepartment of
SECTTON 8. The Commission on
ludget and Management (DBM). - The COA and DBM are hereby
deputized to perform the following duties and functions:

a) Enforce the following provisions of the Omnibus Election

Code:

1 Section 261. (v) which prohibits the release,

disbursement or expenditures of public funds during
the period of forty-five days before a regular election
and thirty days before a special election; and

ii. Section 261, (w) which prohibits construction of public

works, delivery of construction materials for public
works and issuance of treasury warrants and similar
devices during the period of forty-five days before a
regular election and thirty days before a special
election.

b) Perform such other duties and functions as the Commission may

provide in relation to the conduct of the elections.

sECTroN g. Precedence of Commission orilers. - orders issued by the

Commission in connection with the May 12,2025 NLE and BpE shall take
precedence over and above the orders and directives issued by any other
office or agency of the Government.

However, nothing contained herein shall be construed as in any

manner affecting or constituting an impairment of the Constitutional
powers of the President of the Philippines to conduct and direct the general
peace-keeping functions of the PNp.

sECTroN 10. Effectiviu. - This Resolution shall take effect on the

seventh (7th) day after its publication in two (2) daily newspapers of
general circulation in the Philippines.

sECTroN 1L. Publication and Dissemination. - The Education and

Information Department shall cause the publication of this Resolution in at
least two (2) daily newspapers of general circulaaon in the philippines, and
disseminate this Resolution for the information of the public.

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The Executive Director shall furnish copies of this Resolution to all the
above deputized departments, agencies, or offices through their respective
heads, and to all Regional Election Directors, Provincial Election
Supervisors and Election Officers.

SO ORDERED.

GEORGE ERWIN M. GARCIA

Chairman

SOCORRO B.INTING MARLON S. CASQUEJO

Commissioner Commissioner

AIMEE P. FEROLINO REY E. BULAY

Commissioner Commissioner

ERNESTO FERDINAND P. MACEDA.JR. NELSON J. CELIS

Commissioner Commissioner

CERTIFICATION

APPROVED for publicatiory September 13, 2024.

CONSUELO B, DIOLA
Director lV
Office of the Commission Secretary

This Resolution can be verfied at this number (02)85272987; email address

comsec@comelec. gov.ph.

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