Section 3. Election and campaign periods. —

Unless otherwise fixed in special cases by the Commission on Elections, which hereinafter shall be referred to as the Commission, the election period shall commence ninety days before the day of the election and shall end thirty days thereafter. (Sec. 6, Art. XII-C, Const.)

The period of campaign shall be as follows:

1. Presidential and Vice-Presidential Election — 90 days;

2. Election of Members of the Batasang Pambansa and Local Election — 45 days; and

3. Barangay Election — 15 days.

The campaign periods shall not include the day before and the day of the election.

However, in case of special elections under Article VIII, Section 5, Subsection (2) of the Constitution, the campaign period shall be forty-five days.