The Quezon City government on Monday cleared up ads and billboards posted in public places and even non-common poster areas of the Commission on Elections.
As part of its routine clearing operations on the city’s major thoroughfares, the Quezon City Law and Order Cluster removed advertisements, posters, and stickers posted in public areas and non-authorized common poster areas.
The Law and Order Cluster took down at least 20,000 advertisements in unauthorized areas and plans to clear all roadways in the coming days.
Advertisements, such as streamers, product posters, signboards, printed notices, decals, stickers, and political propaganda, were among the materials removed during the operations.
According to Department of Public Order and Safety chief Elmo San Diego, the conduct of the operations was pursuant to City Ordinances SP-3044-2021, SP-2109-2011, SP-2021-2010, NC-153-90, and Republic Act 3571.
Over 600 law and order cluster personnel went around the major roads of the city’s six districts to remove all ads in public places and non-designated poster areas.
Last March 3, the city government put up a public announcement that the city would conduct a clearing operations on illegal outdoor media advertisements.