The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday struck down the airtime limit imposed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on political and campaign advertisements for broadcast media, particularly television and radio stations, saying it is unconstitutional.

During Tuesday’s deliberations, the SC magistrates ruled to partly grant petitions filed by GMA Network Corp., ABC Development Corp., Kapisanan ng mga Brodkasters ng Pilipinas and Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano. In particular, the SC en banc declared illegal and unconstitutional section 9(a) of Comelec Resolution 9615, which was later amended as Resolution 9631. The petitioners said the Comelec rule was “vague” and “too restrictive.”

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