SAYING that it does not want a repeat of the Maguindanao Massacre, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has vowed to use its full power and constitutional authority to ensure that the 2025 polls will be clean, honest and peaceful.

Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia called on all prospective candidates in 2025 to follow all election laws, particularly the law against premature campaigning, warning that the commission will not only file cases against violators but stop them from being proclaimed if they win.

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