CAMPAIGN GUIDELINES FOR 2010 ELECTION

Just to test the characters--or if they have it--of the politicians running in 2010 elections, I decided to post the campaign guidelines the Philippine Daily Inquirer published last February 9, 2010 at section A17:

Campaign period:

February 9-May 8,2010 for national positions; March 26-May 8 for the local positions

Campaign spending:

-for president and vice president, they are allowed to spend 10 PESOS for each voter and the party can contribute another 5 PESOS. Other positions are allowed to spend 5pesos per voter and party can add 3pesos. As of January 15, 2010, there are 50,723,734 registered voters.

-For the national positions, airtime is limited to only 120 MINUTES on TV per station and 180 MINUTES on radio per station for entire campaign; for local positions, an HOUR for TV and HOUR and HALF for radio

-POSTERS made of cloth, paper or cardboard should not exceed 2x3 FEET in size. STREAMERS should not go over the mandated size of 3x8 FEET

-POSTING of CAMPAIGN MATERIALS in public places such as STREETS, BRIDGES, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, TREES, ELECTRIC POSTS AND WIRES, SCHOOLS, SHRINES AND MAIN AVENUES ARE BANNED.

If those running for government positions cannot follow this simple guidelines, what more they could violate when they're already in positions? Think.