The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) removed unauthorized campaign materials in a large
'OPLAN BAKLAS' IS ON. Commission on Elections chairperson George Erwin Garcia and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chairperson Romando Artes led the simultaneous nationwide ‘Oplan Baklas’ by tearing down illegal campaign materials yesterday along the Tayuman Street corner of Juan Luna Street in Tondo, Manila.
If the campaign posters are not removed within three days, the commission will issue a show-cause order. “We deployed over 500 MMDA personnel across the 17 local government units of Metro Manila to remove these illegal campaign materials,” he stated. “The instruction of our PNP chief is to ensure that we maintain and maintain police visibility in areas of engagement, including the area security that we will deploy during campaign sorties of our local candidates as well as our national candidates,” she said.
For its part, Malacañang reminded local candidates to abide by election laws as the campaign period gets underway.
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