Rainier Allan Ronda – The Philippine Star February 22, 2022 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development will request for an exemption from the public spending ban of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), a DSWD official said yesterday. Irene Dumlao, director of the DSWD social marketing service, said they are targeting to submit to the Comelec this week the list of programs that should be exempted from the spending ban during elections. Dumlao urged the poll body to allow the DSWD to continue its emergency financial assistance for the marginalized sectors …