SECTION 22 of Comelec Resolution 8758, which implements the Fair Election Act (Republic Act 9006) is very clear where political posters can and cannot be posted.
Common Poster Areas. – Political parties, party-list groups, organizations and/or coalitions thereof, and independent candidates may, upon authority of the Commission, through the City or Municipal Election Officer (EO) concerned, erect, at their expenses, common poster areas wherein they can post, display, or exhibit their election propaganda to announce or further their candidacy subject to the following requirements and/or limitations:
1. A common poster area does not refer to a post, a tree, the wall of a building or an existing public structure that is in active use, but a structure, the location and number of which are herein below determined, that is temporarily set up by the candidates or political parties for the exclusive purpose of displaying their campaign posters;….
6. The size of each common poster area shall not exceed the following dimensions:
f.1. For political parties and party-list groups – twelve (12) by sixteen (16) feet, or its equivalent but not exceeding a total area of 192 square feet; and
f.2. For independent candidates – four (4) by six (6) feet or its equivalent but not exceeding a total area of twenty four (24) square feet.
7. The individual posters that may be posted in each common poster areas shall not exceed two (2) by three (3) feet. However, in case of space limitations, posters of candidates of political parties may be reduced to a uniform size to accommodate all candidates. This regulation is also violated by making single letters of names having the maximum size or lesser and then putting them together to form a size exceeding two (2) by three (3) feet;…
Joel Ocampo, a participant in the Citizen Journalism seminar-workshop organized by the Holy Rosary Parish in Angeles City, Pampanga sent us these photos.
