From left: GMA Network was represented by the Supply & Asset Management Department’s Jake Urbano and Administration Department's Josephine Ebrada and Frances Kayla Liberato with Department of Sanitation & Cleanup Works of Quezon City's Richard Santuile and Kristine Mae Francisco-Sibonga.
As yesterday’s elections drew to a close, Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte ordered the city’s sanitation office and barangay officials to launch a massive clean-up drive.
The Quezon City government on Friday reminded candidates in the upcoming elections of a local ordinance prohibiting the use of polyethene or thin plastics in advertisement and propaganda materials.
(PNA file photo) MANILA -The Quezon City government is urging all political candidates for the May 2022 elections to refrain from using plastic or polyethylene materials in their campaign paraphernalia. In a statement issued on Friday, the city's Department of Sanitation and Clean-up Works (DSQC) reminded candidates of City Ordinance 2202-2013 which prohibits the use of polyethylene or plastic advertisement and propaganda materials within the territorial jurisdiction of the city. DSQC Chief Richard Santuile said the ordinance has been in effect since 2013. "Due to the volume needed during election season, plastic posters are everywhere as they are cheaper than polyvinyl chloride (PVC). But these are also the materials that litter the city for years after the elections are over," Santuile said. Two of the most commonly used materials for campaign posters include polyethylene or plastic and PVC or vinyl. Santuile said the plastic types usually end up and block creeks and ot