FALSE: Comelec spokesman James Jimenez supports ‘Run Sara Run’ campaign

FALSEJimenez only said that the “Run Sara Run” campaign does not violate election laws at this point because there is no official candidate yet. He neither personally supported Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte nor the campaigns made by her supporters to urge her to run for president in 2022.The videos containing this claim had over 38,700 views on YouTube and Facebook combined.

“Kaya’t ayon mismo sa Comelec, malinaw ang intensyon ng mga tao at buo ang tiwala nila sa alkalde ng Davao na kumandidato ito sa 2022 at ipagpatuloy ang nasimulan ng kanyang ama,The video also falsely claimed that Jimenez defended the mayor and her supporters, and even shamed Manila Mayor Isko Moreno for supposedly opposing the “Run Sara Run” campaign.

Jimenez said that “in order for premature campaigning to be committed there should be an official candidate.” He also called the paraphernalia “a matter of free expression” at this point. But in the same interview, Jimenez also said that campaigning this early, even if the person involved has not yet filed his or her certificate of candidacy, skews the playing field. He said such activity shows that a group has a “bigger war chest,” which could be used to win the election eventually.

"So, I think people should reject candidates who are campaigning this early or who are tolerating other people campaigning in their name even if they haven’t yet filed their certificate of candidacy,” Jimenez said.

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