COMELEC to enforce liquor ban in Boracay

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will strictly enforce liquor ban in this resort island in preparation for the forthcoming midterm elections.
Based on the election schedule, liquor ban will be implemented nationwide beginning May 9 until the midnight of May 13.
The Omnibus Election Code states that it would be considered unlawful to sell nor give away liquors during the election period stated.
Violators of this code will be penalized with one to six years imprisonment and will be investigated by the Comelec. Sources said that foreigners who will be found violating the protocol will be investigated by the Bureau of Immigration.
However, exempted from the said code were tourism establishments certified by the Department of Tourism.
DOT-Boracay officer in charge Tim Ticar said that they are now accepting applications from different bar owners here who wanted to be exempted from the liquor ban.