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Comelec designates LC common poster areas




By Dominic B. Dela Cruz
Staff reporter

Laoag City—The city election officer here announced the common poster areas in Laoag for the May 9 general elections.

Atty. Julius Harvey Balbas said the designated common poster areas in the city are on barangay halls, dap-ayans, multi-purpose halls, Day-Care Centers and public basketball courts.

However, he added that posters may also be mounted on the south of Pentecostal Church at Barangay 5, in front of Shamrock Elementary School, Sacred Heart Chapel, Gabaldon Elementary School and the Barangay Office Council at Barangay 9, north of Barit Elementary School, Pila Elementary School and Casili Elementary School.  

The campaign period for local candidates started on March 25 and will end on May 7, 2016.

Mr. Balbas said the city election office is coordinating with the police in the implementation of “Operation Baklas.” The said operation removes posters not in common poster areas.

He added though that they would allow campaign materials within private properties provided it has the consent of owners.

Republic Act No.9006, or the Fair Election Act, provides in Section 9 that, “The COMELEC may authorize political parties and party-list groups to erect common poster areas for their candidates in not more than ten (10) public places such as plazas, markets, barangay centers and the like, wherein candidates can post, display or exhibit election propaganda: Provided, That the size of the poster areas shall not exceed twelve (12) by sixteen (16) feet or its equivalent.

Independent candidates with no political parties may likewise be authorized to erect common poster areas in no more than ten (10) public places, the size of which shall not exceed four (4) by six (6) feet or its equivalent.”

The posting of campaign materials in public places outside of the designated common poster areas such as streets, bridges, public structures or buildings, trees, electric posts or wires, schools, shrines, main thoroughfares and the like is prohibited. Persons posting the same shall be held liable together with the candidates and other persons who caused the posting.


Usually, the Comelec authorizes the creation of Task Force to Tear Down and Remove Unlawful Election Material with the duties and functions to tear down and remove campaign propaganda materials posted in public places outside the common poster areas, illegal campaign materials wherever posted or displayed, monitor and watch out for persons posting or distributing unlawful election paraphernalia. The Task Force members are authorized to apprehend violators caught in the act, and file the appropriate charges against the said violators.

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