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THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) has approved the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) request to exempt several of its programs from the election spending ban ahead of the May 2025 polls.
In a resolution issued on Monday, Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia gave the green light to the law department’s recommendation, allowing DOLE to proceed with the following programs despite the restrictions under Sections 261 (v) (2) of the Omnibus Election Code (OEC):
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- Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES) — P828,940,000
- Government Internship Program (GIP) — P807,716,000
- JobStart Philippines Program (JSP) — P155,270,000
- Adjustment Measures Program (AMP) — P218,722,000
- Workers Organization Development Program (WODP) — P35,874,000
- DOLE Integrated Livelihood and Emergency Program (DILEEP) — P2,242,967
- Financial Assistance Program to Distressed Migratory Sugarcane Workers (MSWs) — P1,960,000
- Child Labor Prevention and Elimination Program (CLPEP) — P85,262,000
- EnTSUPERneur Program — P100,000,000
According to Comelec’s Resolution No. 11060, social welfare programs can only continue with a certificate of exemption during the public spending ban, which will be in effect from March 28 to May 11, 2025.
This follows the poll body’s earlier decision to exempt 48 infrastructure projects from the same spending restrictions for the upcoming 2025 midterm elections.
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