Comelec reminds ballot aspirants to make use of biodegradable marketing campaign supplies

Fee on Elections Chairperson George Garcia | PHOTO: INQUIRER.web file picture / NOY MORCOSO

MANILA, Philippines — With only a week away from the beginning of the marketing campaign interval for the nationwide positions for the Could polls, Fee on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia on Tuesday reminded ballot aspirants to make use of biodegradable supplies for his or her election-related propaganda.

“Let’s observe the sizes of marketing campaign supplies. Keep away from non-biodegradable. Use biodegradable supplies as an alternative,” Garcia stated in Filipino throughout an ambush interview.

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Beneath the Comelec Decision No. 11086, the ballot physique reminds ballot aspirants and political events to make use of lawful election propaganda reminiscent of:

• Printed supplies like pamphlet and leaflet not exceeding 8.5 inches by width and 14 inches by peak
• Printed or handwritten letters
• Posters constituted of fabric, paper, cardboard or any recyclable materials not exceeding 2 ft (ft) by 3 ft
  streamers not exceeding 3 ft by 8 ft (have to be proven 5 days earlier than a rally in a sure place and have to be taken down 24 hours after)
• Paid printed commercial and broadcast media below the necessities of Sec. 11 of Comelec Decision 11086 and Honest Elections Act
• Static LED billboard owned by personal entities or people
• Cellular or transit commercials in public transportation below the situation that it follows the rules of Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board for industrial commercials
• Signboards not exceeding 3 ft by 9 ft posted within the candidates’ headquarters
• Different election propaganda not prohibited by the Omnibus Election Code or Comelec Decision No. 11086

Garcia additionally shared that the ballot physique is focusing on to launch this week the initiatives on environmentally sustainable elections.

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“Which means, it’s not simply restricted to make use of of marketing campaign supplies, however in utilizing supplies that won’t hurt the atmosphere,” Garcia added.

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Additional, he reminded ballot aspirants to coach their manpower to correctly conduct “Oplan Kabit” and “Oplan Baklas” operations to keep away from destruction of properties or marketing campaign supplies of different aspirants.

He additionally known as on them to solely submit their supplies on frequent poster areas and search permission from personal entities or people if they’re planning to show supplies on their properties.

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Lastly, he reiterated that aspirants should search consent from artists if they’ll use their creations, such because the marketing campaign jingle.