Candidates for the 2022 polls were urged by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to help local government units (LGUs) and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) rid the streets of campaign materials. Comelec Commissioner Rey E. Bulay (JEL SANTOS/MANILA BULLETIN) Poll Commissioner...
The Quezon City government on Friday, April 1, urged all candidates in the May 2022 elections to avoid using campaign materials made of polyethylene or plastic. The city government made the call as it reminded them of an ordinance implemented in 2013, which prohibits the installation of...
Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga, Jr. got the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to spill the beans, proving the existence of a “loophole” in the rules on campaign poster sizes as prescribed by the poll body. “Ang nangyayari, yung isang plywood, nilalagyan ng dalawampung two by three...
Quezon City Department of Public Order and Safety (DPOS) Head retired police Brig. Gen. Elmo San Diego on Monday, March 7, said the removal of 2022 election campaign materials posted on public places is not a political propaganda but an initiative by the local government to maintain the city's...
Campaign materials that were posted outside of the designated areas were seized by Commission on Elections (Comelec) authorities in Tanay and Angono in Rizal Province on Monday, Feb. 28. In Tanay, the Comelec had to use a dump truck to haul hundreds of campaign posters, all made of tarpaulin, which...
Despite criticisms at its “Oplan Baklas”, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has stood firm and insisted that it has to regulate election propaganda “to level the playing field.” Comelec Spokesperson James B. Jimenez said that the need to regulate even just the size of propaganda...
TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Eastern Visayas reminded political candidates and their supporters to refrain from posting campaign materials on trees. inbound102006549206732618 DENR-8 Regional Executive Director Tirso Parian, Jr. explained that...
Aspiring vice president Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan believes that the dismantling of campaign posters in private properties will only power their supporters to keep reinstalling them because they see the May polls as a time of "taking a leap of faith and making a stand." Vice presidential...
Senatorial aspirant Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno has pieces of advice for those affected by the “Operation Baklas” of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (Photo from Diokno’s campaign team) Diokno listed a few legal tips to help their volunteers and supporters...
Aspiring vice president Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan has called on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to respect the right of private persons in putting up campaign materials in their properties or else they will be compelled to file charges against those who will insist to remove such...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo’s campaign is turning out to be different as she admitted being a constant recipient of election paraphernalia from her supporters rather than giving out her own tarpaulins, stickers, and shirts. Vice President Leni Robredo (BISErbisyong...
Editorial Election watchers are now predicting that this upcoming campaign for national elective posts will not only be one of the most divisive in our history, but may also become one of the most wasteful. In the absence of crowd-drawing rallies or mammoth miting-de-avance near election day,...
