On December 29, 2021, the day COVID-19 cases in the country went up to almost 900 after two weeks of hovering below 500, hinting of a possible surge that OCTA Research said could beHeld in 34 barangays in Metro Manila and six provinces, the exercise aims to
"The IPP stands for isolation polling place. It's the same idea [as a polling place] except that the personnel in the IPP will be fully protected against possible transmission," he explained."People with COVID are not in a specially privileged position compared to anyone else who is sick," Jimenez said.
“What we find unacceptable is the situation where COVID-19-positive voters will not be allowed to vote on Election Day,” said Kontra Daya convenor and Professor Danilo Arao in a separate interview. “It might result in disenfranchisement if there will be a new surge with whatever variant there may be with regard to COVID-19.”
Arao also called for early voting that may be done one or two weeks before Election Day for those who will be affected by granular lockdowns. Granular lockdowns could be implemented on a house, compound, street, or building with high cases of coronavirus infection. Precautions against COVID-19 would not only be limited to Election Day. To protect the public from transmission, the Comelec declared, via Resolution No. 10730 dated November 17, that violations of health and safety protocols during campaign sorties and rallies as“Even if a candidate is alleged to have committed some sort of violation, the consequences are not immediate. Why? Number one, someone has to complain. Number two, the person has the opportunity to defend himself or herself,” he said.