Comelec: 66 Senate bets ordered to remove illegal campaign materials in CAR

All 66 senatorial bets for Eleksyon 2025 have been issued notices to remove illegal campaign materials in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Thursday.

Elections chairperson George Erwin Garcia said the local Comelec office issued the notices, which directed the candidates to remove unlawful campaign materials as well as campaign paraphernalia mounted outside the designated areas within three days.

"Sa CAR, lahat ng 66 [senatorial candidates] ay nabigyan ng notices...In fairness, pag nakatanggap sila ng sulat tinatanggal nila," Garcia told reporters.

(All 66 bets were issued with notices in CAR. In fairness, they complied and removed the illegal campaign materials.)

"Sa aming palagay, ang ginawa nila ay generalized notice at ngayon, tignan ninyo ang buong Benguet, Mountain Province area, medyo malinis ang lahat ng mga lugar na 'yan," he said.

(We think they conducted a generalized notice. If you'll visit Benguet and Mountain Province, you'll see it is clean.)

Earlier, the poll body said it will issue notices to candidates directing them to remove their illegal campaign materials within three days as part of "Oplan Baklas," or the removal of illegal campaign materials posted on undesignated common poster areas or other public places.

Failure to comply may result to the filing of election offense, which may lead to disqualification, Garcia said.

The Comelec previously said that five senatorial candidates violated the guidelines for election campaign materials for Eleksyon 2025 including improper sizing.

The campaign period for Eleksyon 2025 started on February 11 and will last until May 10, 2025. The midterm elections will be on May 12,2025. — RSJ, GMA Integrated News

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