City Clenro pushing for `garbage-free’ campaign

THE City Local Environment and Natural Resources Office (Clenro) is urging candidates to push for garbagefree campaign as city officials get ready for an avalanche of election trash with the ongoing campaign period and even during the election day on May 14.

Clenro head Armen Cuenca said they are calling on barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan bets to lessen `waste generation’ from their campaign materials.

Cuenca also reminded the candidates to refrain themselves from indiscriminately putting up campaign materials such as posters anywhere.

“After the elections, we will be inviting them to remove their posters and clean-up,” Cuenca said.

However, Cuenca

said they expect less trash for the barangay and SK elections compared to national elections, pointing out that the volume of garbage collected around the city remains within manageable level.

Cuenca said Clenro is deploying sweepers on the election day to maintain cleanliness in voting centers.

Meanwhile, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Cagayan de Oro City has also begun removing illegally posted campaign materials in city streets.

Posting campaign materials on trees, light posts, electrical wires, schools, waiting sheds, sidewalks, bridges, health centers, public structures, airports, seaports, subdivisions, vehicles, among others, are strictly prohibited by the poll body.

Under Comelec rules, the posters should measure 2 feet by 3 feet, while leaflets should measure 8.5 x 14 inches, and streamers should be 3 feet by 8 feet.

The campaign period began on May 5, Friday, and will run until May 12, two days before the elections on May 14.