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BY IME SORNITO
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Thursday, March 8, 2018
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ILOILO City – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Iloilo is conducting a voter education initiative.
Provincial Election Supervisor Elizabeth Doronila said they want to help the electorate in the province choose the best candidate during the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on May 14.
Comelec-Iloilo plans to cover all 43 local government units (LGUs) before the filing of the certificates of candidacy starts on April 14.
The voter education initiative started in February.
Doronila was unable to give the exact figure but said they have so far covered “more or less 10” LGUs.
Election officers involved in the initiative give their audience guidelines in choosing the best candidates, including ability and capability to lead and intellect, Doronila said.
The provincial election supervisor said the Constitution provides that only those who can read and write can run for public office.
But any public office requires more than that, she stressed.
Anyone who seeks an elective office should be decisive, scrupulous and compassionate, among others, said Doronila.
“For some candidates, all they know is how to read and write their names,” she said. “That is not what the Constitution meant by ‘able to read and write.’”
She also clarified that election officers are volunteering and not required to participate in the voter education initiative./PN
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