Fr. Caabay told Palawan News in an interview that some of their 47 campaign billboards had been systematically removed or destroyed by a group of unidentified "hood and mask-wearing" individuals. He said these billboards had been put up in various locations within church jurisdictions in different barangays.
According to the poll body's calendar of activities leading up to the March 13 plebiscite, the information and campaign will be conducted through online, virtual, televised, or radio-aired programs, symposiums, and debates.
Provincial Comelec spokesperson Jomel Ordas on Thursday confirmed to Palawan News that the poll body on December 16 approved Resolution No. 10682, the revised rules and regulations on the conduct of Palawan plebiscite, and the election calendar of activities through Resolution No. 10687.
“Sinasadya siguro ng COMELEC na hindi pa ipadala, pero I believe COMELEC en banc approved it last week. Sadyang hindi pinadala dahil sa Pasko at New Year, maybe it will be in January. Baka March 13 nga talaga [ang] napili nilang date. Marami pang panahon [para maka-prepare para sa plebisito],” Governor Alvarez said during the Pakimanan ta si Gob on Tuesday.
Shiela Mae Guno, designated plebiscite team leader by the provincial poll body and current Araceli election officer, also said in a live podcast they are looking at holding a single-day voting instead of a 2-day exercise already allowed by the Inter Agency Task Force (IATF).
This political exercise has been delayed by the pandemic, as it was supposed to have been held in May had there been no global health crisis. But because of the risk of COVID-19, It was postponed by the poll body on an indefinite basis.
Roque said that the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) was asked to devise safety mechanisms to also let patients of COVID-19 exercise their right to vote.
