Candidates warned of disqualification over leftover campaign materials

Pinky Rondina CTU-Tuburan Intern 05/15/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As the dust settles from the 2025 midterm elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is making one thing clear: the campaign is over, and it’s time to clean up. The Comelec has given…

Comelec-Mandaue removes 6 tons of illegal campaign materials

Mary Rose Sagarino 04/08/2025

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Commission on Elections in Mandaue City (Comelec-Mandaue) has removed around six tons of illegal campaign materials since the start of the local election campaign on March 28, 2025. Comelec-Mandaue continued its Oplan…

Operation Baklas intensified as campaign period for local posts nears

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 03/26/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Commission on Election Central Visayas (Comelec-7) is gearing up for the campaign period for the local positions in the midterm elections.  The campaign period for the local elections, which are for the candidates for…

Cebu City to remove campaign materials outside common poster areas

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 02/11/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As the campaign period for the senatorial and partylist groups start today, Cebu City Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia has ordered for the removal of campaign materials that are outside the common poster areas.…

Comelec-7 to implement regionwide ‘Operation Baklas’

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 02/04/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Elections in Central Visayas (Comelec-7) will implement a simultaneous ‘Operation Baklas’ to remove posters of national candidates that were placed on display in public places ahead of the official start…

Comelec reminds candidates to dispose campaign materials properly

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 11/05/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — In case there are still campaign materials around you after the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections on October 30, the director of the Commission on Elections in Central Visayas (Comelec-7) urged the…

In Lapu-Lapu, Barangay and SK election candidates warned vs vote buying

Futch Anthony Inso 10/19/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu- An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Lapu-Lapu City is reminding candidates in the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) to follow election guidelines to avoid the imposition of sanctions that may…

Mandaue City environment office calls on candidates to remove campaign materials

Mary Rose Sagarino 05/11/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Mandaue City Environment and Natural Resources Office (MCENRO) is encouraging and reminding candidates and party lists—winners or not—to remove the tarpaulins, posters, and other campaign materials they put up around the city.…

Cebu City to hold post-election clean-up

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/11/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Cebu City has requested the city government and candidates of the recent elections to clean up the city. Marilou Paredes, the acting South District election officer, said…

Comelec Cebu to hold Operation Baklas by April

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/23/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Cebu will be holding its pre-election Operation Baklas by April 2022, to clear the local government units (LGUs) of illegal campaign materials. Acting Election Supervisor Jerom Brillantes, said…

Police to help secure Comelec personnel in taking down illegally posted campaign materials in Cebu City

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 11/13/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Policemen in Cebu City will provide security assistance should taking down of illegally posted campaign posters begin. Police Colonel Josefino Ligan, Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) director, said that during the campaign period,…

Cebu City Police to help BFP-7 in fire-prevention campaign

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 03/02/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) will be helping the Bureau of Fire Protection in Central Visayas (BFP-7) in its fire-prevention campaign. Police Colonel Wilbert Parilla, deputy director for operations of CCPO, said…

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