Eco groups warn candidates vs damaging trees with campaign posters

EcoWaste Coalition and Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS) urged candidates for Eleksyon 2025 to avoid damaging trees with campaign posters and tarpaulins.

Nailing, pinning, or stapling campaign materials onto trees can cause significant harm, making them vulnerable to pests and diseases, accelerating decay and death.

Such actions are prohibited by Comelec Resolution 11111 and Republic Act No. 3571.

RA 3571 specifically bans the cutting, destruction, or injury of planted or growing trees.

Violators of these resolutions face potential prosecution under RA 3571, which carries penalties including imprisonment, fines, and disqualification from public service.

The groups emphasized the importance of environmentally responsible campaigning, encouraging candidates to adhere to Comelec guidelines for an eco-friendly election period.