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Section 9 1. Election period and campaign period ............................... 219 Section 10 1. Protection against harassment and discrimination.......... 220 Section 11 1. Automatic release of appropriations.................................. 220 D. THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT Section 1 1. The Commission on Audit................................................... 221 2. Reasons for creation of the Commission ........................... 222 Section 2 1. Powers and functions of the Commission ........................ 223 Section 3 1. Exemption of any government entity or its subsidiary... 223 Section 4 1. Submission of report to the President and the Congress .................................................................... 224 ARTICLE X — LOCAL GOVERNMENT GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 1 1. Meaning of local government ............................................. 225 Section 2 1. Meaning of local autonomy................................................. 225 2. Reasons for granting local autonomy ................................ 226 Section 3 1. Enactment of Local Government Code ............................. 226 2. Mechanisms of recall, initiative, and referendum............ 227
Section 8 1. Prohibition against additional, double, or indirect 2. Prohibition against acceptance of any present, compensation................................................................... 210 etc., from any foreign government ............................... 210 C. THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS Section 1 1. The Commission on Elections............................................. 211 2. Reasons for creation of the Commission ........................... 212 Section 2 1. Powers and functions of the Commission......................... 214 2. Finality of decisions .............................................................. 214 3. Registration of political parties ........................................... 215 Section 3 1. Hearing and disposition of election cases ......................... 215 Section 4 1. Regulation of public utilities and media ........................... 216 Section 5 1. Pardon, etc., of violators of election laws .......................... 217 2. Meaning of certain terms ..................................................... 217 Section 6 1. Meaning of political party ................................................... 217 2. Multi-party system promoted............................................. 218 Section 7 1. Party-list system.................................................................... 218 Section 8 1. Membership of political parties in registration boards, etc., not allowed ................................................ 219
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