MANILA, Philippines – Gone are the days when candidates in Philippine elections can just say misogynistic, discriminatory remarks in public campaigns, and simply get away with it.
For the first time in a Philippine election, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) put out a resolution banning all types of discrimination in election activities, especially targeting marginalized groups like women, persons with disabilities, religious minorities, political minorities, and the LGBTQ+ community.
The Comelec’s Task Force on Safeguarding Against Fear and Exclusion (SAFE) is in charge of implementing Resolution No. 11116. It’s the task force that issues the show…