Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia reminded all candidates in the recently-concluded midterm midterm polls of the May 17 deadline set for them to remove their campaign materials.
Comelec Spokesperson Atty. John Rex Laudiangco said this is pursuant to a resolution issued by the poll body, stating that candidates have only five days from election day to remove all their propaganda materials.
Laudiangco said that the candidates are also directed to remove, apart from their election posters and paraphernalia, all social media contents used for campaign purposes.
A warning was also issued by Laudiangco to candidates who will fail to remove their campaign materials, that they may face an election offense should they fail to do so.
“Ayon sa ating resolution na implementation ng ating Fair Elections Act, they have five days to remove their campaign materials and that includes their posts on social media kung direktang campaign material,” Laudiangco told an ambush interview.
He added: “It will be deemed as an election offense. Hindi man po mahabol pa ng disqualification, sabihin na natin wala ng time mag-file, meron pa rin naman pong election offense case.”
Meanwhile, Laudiangco explained that any candidate who gets convicted for any election offense may also face disqualification.
