Red, green lights at Comelec’s rented building to be turned off after uproar

A photo of the facade of Palacio del Gobernador illuminated with red and green lights making rounds on social media.

MANILA, Philippines — The red and green lights that illuminate the facade of the Palacio del Gobernador, where the Commission on Elections rents several floors for its offices, will be turned off after social media users questioned what they deemed to be a show of partisanship.

Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez told reporters that the Intramuros Administration will now take down the building’s “Christmas colors.”

“We’re just renting here. But this was brought to our attention by a netizen and we felt that that’s something that we can do right away so we coordinated with the Intramuros Administration … They’re gonna take down the Christmas colors,” Jimenez was quoted as saying.

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