Start of Pangasinan bets’ campaign peaceful

DAGUPAN CITY, Philippines – The start of the campaign period for local candidates in Pangasinan turned out peaceful yesterday except for reports of posting of campaign materials on structures not designated by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) as common poster area.

Lawyer Marino Salas, provincial election supervisor, told The STAR that local bets have started going around to boost their candidacy.

Salas said he was informed by a concerned voter that in Binmaley town, the entire fence of the public auditorium was decorated with posters of re-electionist Mayor Lorenzo Cerezo and re-electionist Councilor Ellen Alipio.

“We will immediately act on this matter and call the attention of the ‘Oplan Baklas’ committee in the area to notify the mayor and the councilor about it,” Salas said.

Salas said Cerezo and Alipio have three days to remove their illegal posters.