Manila, March 27 -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday reiterated its call for local candidates in Antique to remove their illegal campaign posters and not wait for government personnel to remove them through "Operation Baklas."

"Comelec could remove the illegal, oversized posters, but then these will be used as evidence on the election offense against the candidates," Comelec Deputy Executive Director for Operations Rafael Olano said in a media interview here after attending the meeting of the Provincial Joint Security Control Center (PJSCC) at the Antique Provincial Police Office (APPO).

The poll body official issued the warning on the eve of the official start of the campaign period for local candidates in the May 12 e...