The Commission on Elections recently issued the guidelines for mass media in connection with the May 14 synchronized national and local elections.

Bacolod Comelec registrar Mavil Majarucon yesterday requested all media practitioners in Bacolod City and Negros Occidental to file their applications for accreditation as early as possible since the date of filing is from Feb. 1 to Mar. 31. Comelec Resolution 7803 states that the period shall be non-extendible and applications filed after the last day for filing shall not be entertained.

Majarucon said the local media can file their applications for accreditation with the Office of the Provincial Election Supervisor or file them online.

Application forms may be downloaded from the Comelec website (http://www.comelec.gov.ph) and Comelec-Education and Information Department website (http://www.bagongbotante.com).

Majarucon said that since the media card will be issued in Manila she is calling the attention of all media practitioners to file their application for accreditation as early as possible to avoid problems later in case the media cards don't arrive in time for the election. Without the media cards, they cannot cover the elections, she said.

Meanwhile, the Comelec Office in Bacolod has designated common poster areas in Bacolod City for candidates in the May 14 elections.

These areas are located in front of Pepsi at Lacson Street in Brgy. Bata, in front of Robinson's Place at Lacson Street, in front of the Bacolod Airport terminal at Araneta Street, in front of Manokan Country at the Reclamation Area, in front of Lopues East at the circumferential road, in front of Burgos Cemetery at Burgos Street, in front of Ceres Terminal - Shopping area, Mansilingan rotunda, vacant space opposite Bac-up 7 at Libertad Extension and the bridge going to the Banago port area at the circumferential road.*CGS

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