Around 10,100 kilograms, or 11.18 tons, of campaign materials in the National Capital Region were removed on the first day of cleanup after the May 2025 midterm elections, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said on Wednesday.
In its report, the MMDA said 23,452 pieces of campaign materials were collected in 16 cities and one town in the region.
Most of the removed campaign posters were from Manila, with 4.05 tons, followed by Muntinlupa with 1.66 tons and Districts II, V, and VI in Quezon City with 1.27 tons.
The collected items will be transported to some bases in the Ortigas and Marikina areas, the MMDA earlier said.
According to MMDA, the removed campaign materials will be donated to partner beneficiaries like prisons, as well as the organization for the handicapped Tahanang Walang Hagdan and the environmental group EcoWaste Coalition.
On Tuesday, the EcoWaste Coalition called on candidates to help in removing the campaign materials they used during the elections.
“The mess they leave behind speaks volumes, and the least they can do is clean it up. This is a recurring problem every election season, revealing how candidates often neglect the environmental impact of their campaigns,” EcoWaste Coalition’s Cris Lague said.
The group also urged the Comelec and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to coordinate with local governments for the proper implementation of post-election clean-up rules. — VBL, GMA Integrated News
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