Comelec/MB
“We may probably have to limit to the candidate and lawyer or family member to join the actual filing inside the office,”Comelec Commissioner Antonio Kho said in an online forum on Wednesday, May 26.
He said they will also implement crowd control.
“We can also have some barriers to control the crowd. We really need to do that,” said Kho.
He said this will be part of their anti-COVID-19 measures during the COC filing.
The Comelec has set the filing of COCs for national and local candidates from October 1 to 8, 2021.
As to virtual filing of COCs, Kho explained that the law requires personal appearance of the candidates.