SPARE the schools from the dirty politics of elections.
This as the Department of Education (DepEd) has banned posting and distribution of campaign materials in public schools during the election period.
On this, DepEd has reminded politicians of Order No. 10, or the “Clean Schools, Clean Elections” program, which runs from election campaign until results of the May national and local elections are released.
DepEd through Secretary Jesli Lapuz has noted that even before February 9 start of election campaigns, posters and stickers have been posted on school walls and gates all over the country.
Earlier, the Commission on Elections issued Resolution No. 8758, Section 29 of which said “the posting of campaign materials in public places outside of the designated common poster areas such as streets, bridges, public structures or buildings, trees, electric posts or wires, schools, shrines, main thoroughfares and the like is prohibited.”