Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairperson George Erwin Garcia led the nationwide kickoff of “Oplan Baklas,” a simultaneous operation to remove illegal campaign materials, along Honorio Lopez Boulevard in Tondo, Manila on Tuesday.

Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairperson George Erwin Garcia led the nationwide kickoff of “Oplan Baklas,” a simultaneous operation to remove illegal campaign materials, along Honorio Lopez Boulevard in Tondo, Manila on Tuesday.

During the operation, the poll body and its partner agencies dismantled campaign posters illegally placed outside designated common poster areas or in other prohibited public spaces.

Unlawful campaign materials include individual posters, billboards, and tarpaulins exceeding 2x3 feet; collage-like posters exceeding this size; and posters with single letters of names that, when assembled, form a display larger than 2x3 feet. (Photos by Edd Gumban/The Philippine STAR)