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COMELEC
Resolution No. 3258
CALENDAR
OF ACTIVITIES AND PERIODS OF PROHIBITED ACTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE MAY
14, 2001 NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTIONS.
COMELEC
RESOLUTION NO. 3258
CALENDAR
OF ACTIVITIES AND PERIODS OF PROHIBITED ACTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE MAY
14, 2001 NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTIONS.
DATE/PERIOD:
November 15, 2000 (WED.)
ACTIVITIES:
Last day to file petition for registration to participate under the
party-list
system.
PROHIBITED
ACTS:
None
DATE/PERIOD: Starting
November 30, 2000 (THU.)
ACTIVITIES:
Nomination of official candidates for Senators, Member of the House of
Representatives, elective regional officials of the Autonomous Region
in
Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) elective provincial, city and municipal
officials.
PROHIBITED
ACTS:
None
DATE/PERIOD: December
15, 2000 (FRI.) to December 30, 2000 (SAT.)
ACTIVITIES:
Period for filing of certificates of candidacy for all elective
positions
PROHIBITIED
ACTS: None
DATE/PERIOD: December
15, 2000 (FRI.) to June 13, 2001 (WED.)
ACTIVITIES:
ELECTION PERIOD
PROHIBITED
ACTS:
(1) Bearing, carrying or transporting of firearms/deadly weapons,
including
wearing of uniforms, Insignias, etc.; (2) Transfer of detail of
officers
and employees in the civil service, including public school teachers;
(3)
Organizing or maintaining reaction/strike forces or similar forces; (4)
Use of security personnel or bodyguards by candidates, whether or not
such
bodyguards are regular members or officers of the PNP or AFP or other
law
enforcement agency; (5) Suspension of any elective regional,
provincial,
city municipal or barangay officials.
DATE/PERIOD: December
27, 2000 (WED.)
ACTIVITIES:
Last day to file applications for registration, transfer of
registration
records, etc.
PROHIBITED
ACTS:
None
DATE/PERIOD: December
29, 2000 (FRI.)
ACTIVITIES:
Posting of notices of hearing of applicants for registration, transfer
of registration records, etc.
PROHIBITED
ACTS:
None
DATE/PERIOD: January
5, 2001 (FRI.)
ACTIVITIES:
Last day to file opposition/challenge to applicants for registration.
PROHIBITED
ACTS:
None
DATE/PERIOD: January
10, 2001 (WED.) and/or January 12, 2001 (FRI.)
ACTIVITIES:
Last meeting/s of the ERB to approve or dis-approve applications for
registration.
PROHIBITED
ACTS:
None
DATE/PERIOD: January
13, 2001 (SAT.)
ACTIVITIES:
Last day to establish or create new precincts or alter territory of an
election precinct.
PROHIBITED
ACTS:
None
DATE/PERIOD: January
14, 2001 (SUN.)
ACTIVITIES:
(1) Last day for party, organization or coalition already registered
with
the manifestation of desire to participate in the party-list
representatives;
(2) Last day for submission of nominees for party-list system.
PROHIBITED
ACTS:
None
DATE/PERIOD: January
14, 2001 (SUN.) to May 14, 2001 (MON.)
ACTIVITIES:
None
PROHIBITED
ACTS:
Establishment or creation of new precincts or alteration of territory
of
an election precinct.
DATE/PERIOD: Not
later then January 28, 2001 (SUN.)
ACTIVITES:
Filing of petitions for inclusion of qualified voters in the List with
the proper Municipal or Metropolitan Trial Courts for those whose
applications
for registration have been disapproved by the Board or whose names have
been stricken out from the list.
PROHIBITED
ACTS:
None
DATE/PERIOD: Not
later than February 2, 2001 (TUE.)
ACTIVITIES:
Filing of petitions for exclusion of non-qualified registrants.
PROHIBITED
ACTS:
None
DATE/PERIOD: February
13, 2001 (TUE.)
ACTIVITIES:
Posting of certified list of voters and precinct maps.
PROHIBITED
ACTS:
None
DATE/PERIOD: February
13, 2001 (TUE.) to May 12, 2001 (SAT.)
ACTIVITIES:
Campaign period for Senators and parties, organizations or coalitions
participating
under the party-list system.
PROHIBITED
ACTS:
None
DATE/PERIOD: February
13, 2001 (TUE.) to May 14, 2001 (MON.)
ACTIVITIES:
None
PROHIBITED
ACTS:
Giving of Donation or gift in cash or in kind, etc.
DATE/PERIOD: March
15, 2001 (THU.)
ACTIVITIES:
Last day for jail officials to post in three (3) conspicuous places the
list of prisoners or detention prisoners under their care.
PROHIBITED
ACTS:
None
DATE/PERIOD: March
15, 2001 (THU.) to June 13, 2001 (WED.)
DATE/PERIOD: March
15, 2001 (THU.) to March 29, 2001 (THU.)
ACTIVITIES:
Notice of inspection and verification of completeness of the VRRs for
each
precinct compiled in the book of voters.
PROHIBITED
ACTS:
None
DATE/PERIOD: March
30, 2001 (FRI.) to April 14, 2001 (SAT.)
ACTIVITIES:
Inspection, verification and sealing of books of voters.
PROHIBITED
ACTS:
None
DATE/PERIOD: March
30, 2001 (FRI.)
ACTIVITIES:
Last day for heads of all reaction forces, strike forces or similar
forces
to submit to the Commission a complete list of all members thereof with
such particulars as the Commission may require.
PROHIBITED
ACTS:
None
DATE/PERIOD: March
30, 2001 (FRI.) to May 13, 2001 (SUN.) (45-day period before the
election)
ACTIVITIES:
None
PROHIBITED
ACTS:
(1)Appointment or hiring of new employees; (2) Creation or filing of
new
positions; (3) Promotions or giving of salary increases, remuneration
or
privilege: (4) Releases, disbursements or expenditures of public funds
for public works and social services and development; (5) Construction
of public works, delivery of materials for public works and issuance of
treasury warrants and similar devices.
DATE/PERIOD: March
31, 2001 (SAT.) to May 12, 2001 (SAT.)
ACTIVITIES:
Campaign period for Members of the House of Representatives and
elective
regional, provincial, city and municipal officials.
PROHIBITED
ACTS:
None
DATE/PERIOD: April
12, 2001 (Maundy Thursday) to April 13, 2001 (Good Friday)
DATE/PERIOD: April
14, 2001 (SAT.) (30 days before election)
ACTIVITIES:
(1) Last day to close and seal the book of voters; (2) Last day to
furnish
every registered voter with an official sample ballot, Voters
Information
Sheet (VIS) and list of all national, party-list candidates provincial
and city candidates to be voted in the election.
PROHIBITED
ACTS:
None
DATE/PERIOD: May
12, 2001 (SAT.)
ACTIVITIES:
Last day of campaigning for all positions.
PROHIBITED
ACTS:
None
DATE/PERIOD: May
13, 2001 (SUN.) EVE OF ELECTION DAY (12:01 A.M. of May 13, 2001 (SUN.)
to 12:00 midnight of May 14, 2001 (MON.)
ACTIVITIES:
None
PROHIBITED
ACTS:
(1) Campaigning; (2) Selling, furnishing, offering, buying, serving or
taking intoxicating liquor; (3) Giving, accepting free transportation,
food drinks and things of value.
DATE/PERIOD: May
14, 2001 (MON.)
ACTIVITIES:
ELECTION DAY
PROHIBITED
ACTS:
(1) Campaigning; (2) Selling, furnishing, offering, buying, serving, or
taking intoxicating liquor; (3) Giving, accepting free transportation,
food, drinks and things of value; (4) Voting more than once or in
substitution
of another; (5) Holding of fairs, cockfights, boxing, horse races or
similar
sports; (6) Opening of booths or stalls for the sale, etc., of
merchandise,
refreshments, within thirty (30) meters radius from polling place.
DATE/PERIOD: May
14, 2001 (MON.) (7:00 A.M. TO 3:00 P.M.)
ACTIVITIES:
CASTING OF VOTES
PROHIBITED
ACTS:
None
DATE/PERIOD: May
14, 2001 (MON.) (6:00 P.M.)
ACTIVITIES:
Convening of City, Municipal, Provincial and Regional Boards of
Canvassers.
PROHIBITED
ACTS:
None
DATE/PERIOD: May
19, 2001 (SAT.) (10:00 A.M.)
ACTIVITIES:
Convening of the Commission En Banc sitting as the National Board of
Canvassers
for Senators.
PROHIBITED
ACTS:
None
DATE/PERIOD: May
15, 2001 (TUES.) to June 13, 2001 (WED.)
ACTIVITIES:
Filing of sworn statements of election contributions and expenditures.
PROHIBITED
ACTS:
None
This Resolution
shall take effect on the seventh (7th) day following its publication in
two (2) daily newspapers of general circulation in the Philippines.
The Director,
Education and Information Department, this Commission, shall cause the
Immediate publication of this resolution publication of this in two (2)
daily newspapers of general circulation in the Philippines and shall
furnish
copies thereof to all heads of registered national political parties,
Regional
Election Directors, Provincial Election Supervisors, Election Officers
and all Departments, Bureaus, Officers and all Agencies deputized by
the
Commission.
Let the Executive
Directors coordinate the implementation of this Resolution.
SO ORDERED.
(Sgd.)
HARRIET O. DEMETRIOU, Chairman
(Sgd.)
JULIO F. DESAMITO, Commissioner
(Sgd.)
TERESITA DY-LIACCO FLORES, Commissioner
(Sgd.)
LUZVIMINDA G. TANCANGCO, Commissioner
(Sgd.)
RALPH C. LANTION, Commissioner
(Sgd.)
RUFINO S.B. JAVIER, Commissioner
(Sgd.)
MEHOL K. SADAIN, Commissioner
Promulgated:
28 September 2000.
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