LGUs, candidates told to remove campaign materials in 3 days

Campaign posters, including one of Philippine presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr (2nd R), are seen in a slum area in Tondo district in Manila on May 10, 2022.

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MANILA, Philippines — Local government units and poll candidates should remove and dispose of campaign waste materials within three days, the Department of the Interior and Local Government said Wednesday.

“Clean-up of election litter is the first order of business after the polls. Aside from incumbent LGU officials, we urge all candidates, winners and non-winners alike, to take it upon themselves to lead in the removal of their campaign materials,” DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said.

In an advisory, Año said the proper disposal of campaign materials must be in line with environmental laws, and local ordinances against illegal dumping, open burning and littering.

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