Politicians can be Polluters
By @acelawrites
@acelawrites (19272)
Philippines
March 28, 2019 4:42pm CST
It is the start of campaign period for local politicians for the May 13 local and national elections in our country, and everywhere there are lots of tarpaulins trying to win the attention of voters.
It is everywhere; at the lamp posts, street sign posts, any vacant space along the roads and it made the city look so ugly with lots of litter and clutter. They spend so much on those plastic posters which later on will add to garbage problem; or those plastic materials ending in our seas.
It is so rare that any politician or their followers will be responsible enough to collect those tarpaulins and dispose it well.
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11 responses
@brokenbee (11937)
• Philippines
28 Mar 19
Really? It's the start of campaign period? I thought it started long time ago because I had been seeing these campaign posters for LOCAL elections for quite some time now. Hihihihi
Yes, they are polluters. =)
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
29 Mar 19
There are so many violators; at least the Commission on Elections tore down the illegal posters yesterday' but there are so many others left.
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@brokenbee (11937)
• Philippines
29 Mar 19
@acelawrites Ohh...
Somebody told my mother yesterday that one candidate distributed money early in the morning. Whoa...
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
31 Mar 19
@brokenbee it is vote-buying in the works! Too sad!
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
28 Mar 19
Yes I know what you are speaking of. It really is so unnecessary too.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
29 Mar 19
It becomes an eyesore; it is good if they would be responsible enough to remove it after the elections.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
29 Mar 19
@acelawrites Yes they are all talk and no action.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
29 Mar 19
@TiarasOceanView I agree with you; many of them are after the money; very few run for genuine public service!
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@rsa101 (40976)
• Philippines
29 Mar 19
@acelawrites I doubt if one will do that. It usually is mmda who does that after election.
@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
29 Mar 19
They should be responsible to take it down after the elections to clean the mess.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
30 Mar 19
someone asked if they could attach their tarpaulin to our fence. it was not that big and they placed it in a spot that doesn't block our view so i agreed. they also promised to take it down after the elections. we'll see!
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
2 Apr 19
@acelawrites not really. just "pakikisama" and just one small tarpaulin. problem is someone added a bigger one without telling any of us. mother got mad and had both taken down.
@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
31 Mar 19
So you also root for their candidate that's why you allowed them to put it at your fence?
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@LadyDuck (502427)
• Italy
30 Mar 19
@acelawrites They remove them the day after, I am very glad of this.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
29 Mar 19
It is a different thing here, they do not remove it even after the elections; such an eyesore.
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
3 Apr 19
@acelawrites I understand and feel badly about it. It must look awful!
@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
3 Apr 19
It is a different scenario here, they let the tarps hanging there for so long even after the elections!
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
29 Mar 19
It's what most people think; politics can be such a dirty one.
@clrumfelt (5597)
• Tennessee Ridge, Tennessee
30 Mar 19
It really does make everything look littered when an election is coming up. You'd think the candidates would pay someone to take the signs down or do it themselves, but sadly I think the city workers have to gather a lot of them.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
31 Mar 19
It is their responsibility to clean up such "mess," but it never or it rarely happens when a candidate, more so a losing one, would do it.
@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
30 Mar 19
Yes it is the same here, not too many people remove the signs when the election is over.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
31 Mar 19
They rely on city cleaners to do it; such a sad situation.
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@Hate2Iron (15724)
• Canada
30 Mar 19
They really should come up with a better way. I'm appalled at what I'm seeing... they should set an example!
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
31 Mar 19
I agree, they should set an example, simply by cleaning up the mess.
@amadeo (111937)
• United States
29 Mar 19
@acelawrites yes it does ruin the landscape you are correct on this.
