With only about a month before the polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday, April 11, conducted its Operation Baklas or dismantling prohibited campaign materials in the National Capital Region (NCR). Comelec's Operation Baklas in NCR (Photo courtesy of Comelec FB) Comelec said it...
Team Leni Robredo hailed the move of the Supreme Court (SC) to issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the implementation of the controversial Oplan Baklas campaign of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), reiterating its belief that it violates rights guaranteed by the 1987...
In Bacolod City, youth volunteers caught the attention of senatorial candidate Chel Diokno for defending their rights to free expression amid the supposed removal of campaign materials in private properties. Senatorial bet Chel Diokno meets the youth volunteers who created the mural supporting the...
Vice-presidential candidate Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan took the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and Philippine National Police (PNP) to task for its impartiality in dismantling the campaign materials of national candidates for the 2022 polls. Vice-presidential candidate Senator Francis...
Senatorial candidate Sorsogon Governor Francis ‘’Chiz’’ Escudero on Thursday, Feb. 17 called on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to exclude in their “Operation Baklas” the campaign materials posted with consent on houses and other private properties of the non-candidate owners....
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...
Amid the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) “Operation Baklas” that sought to remove campaign materials even from private properties, the camp of presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo called for the assurance of the people’s “Constitutional right to freedom of speech.” The...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) removed unlawful election materials during the launch of the "Operation Baklas" in the National Capital Region on Wednesday, Feb. 16. Commision on Election (Comelec) in cooperation with Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and Department of Public...
