Comelec names 40 candidates with illegal campaign posters
Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 06:55:16 +0000
34 plus 6 senatorial candidates have illegal posters as of yesterday. @jabjimenez @dirfrancesarabe @COMELEC pic.twitter.com/jKgxtBtP7o
— Rowena V. Guanzon (@commrguanzon) February 15, 2019
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) released the list of candidates, including more than a dozen senatorial bets, who still have illegal campaign posters as of Thursday, Feb. 14.
Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon released the names in a tweet on Friday.
The poll body started on Friday the crackdown against illegal campaign materials that are either oversized or placed in prohibited areas.
The campaign period for national candidates in the May 2019 polls officially started Tuesday, Feb. 12. Comelec gave them until Thursday, Feb. 14, to take down illegal campaign posters. /ee
