Comelec to reshuffle field officers after Holy Week

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will reshuffle its field officers in preparation for the May 10 elections after the Holy Week. Comelec Commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal on Monday said the revamp will be part of their "usual or regular" activity during election seasons. “Some election officers will be moved [because] they've stayed in an location for over four years, or some of their relatives are running for elective positions in the area, municipality," he said. The reshuffle will start on April 5. Meanwhile, the poll body said it will coordinate with its local offices at the soonest time regarding the impending removal of oversized campaign posters. This was after candidates, some of them for president, continued to maintain the assailed posters and billboards despite repeated warnings from the Comelec. “This morning I noticed that they [candidates] haven’t removed the billboards yet. We can take them down. We will be coordinating immediately with the local Comelec," said Comelec spokesman James Jimenez at a press briefing. Jimenez said they would conduct a check on other candidates' compliance with their Resolution 8758, which requires candidates to put up their advertisements on common poster areas such as plazas, markets, and barangay centers. The resolution also mandates that posters should not exceed 2 x 3 feet while streamers should not be more than 3 x 8 feet. “If there is no compliance we will tear them down and hopefully we'll bring legal action against these people," he said. - Aie Balagtas See/KBK, GMANews.TV