By Leilanie G. Adriano
Staff reporter
LAOAG CITY—The Commission on
Elections (Comelec) local office here has warned all government employees and
civil servants to refrain from participating in partisan political activities.
Even just a simple “like”,
“share” or “comment” in social networking sites like Facebook can mean
partisanship, according to lawyer Marino V. Salas, the newly installed
provincial election supervisor of Ilocos Norte.
Reiterating the call of the
Civil Service Commission, Mr. Salas urged government workers to be extra
cautious when sharing and liking social media posts of candidates in this
year’s elections as this is already a form of electioneering and may result to
dismissal from service.
“All government employees
with or without regular positions are not allowed to participate in partisan
political activity. Except those who are appointed as confidential agents of
politicians. That’s a basic law,” Mr. Salas explained.
Under Section 1.4.e of
Comelec En Banc Resolution No. 10049 promulgated on February 1, 2016,
government workers are prohibited directly or indirectly to solicit votes,
pledges or support for or against any candidate.
“We have deputized all
concerned agencies, NGOs to help and assist us. Without your help, we will not
have an honest, safe and orderly elections,” Mr. Salas underscored.
Meanwhile, several job order
and contractual employees of the Office of Barangay Affairs under the
Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte have already resigned so they could
campaign freely for their respective political bets.
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