Candidates' posters litter Metro 2 days before campaign period starts

Two days before the start of the campaign period, posters of candidates running for national and local posts have begun to litter parts of Metro Manila. In Manila and Quezon City, posters of a presidential bet and his running mate sprouted in several areas, including parts of main thoroughfares such as España Avenue and Quezon Avenue. While the posters did not tell people to "vote" for the candidates, the images of the presidential bet and his running mate, along with their nickname "The Transformers," were prominent in the posters.

The official campaign period does not start until Tuesday, or 90 days before Election Day. Ironically, vice presidential bet Bayani Fernando - whose image was in the posters - had frowned on such "eyesores" when he headed the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). The blitz of "Gordon at Bayani" posters was the first among the presidential bets running in the first automated polls this May 10. On the other hand, posters of a former city and national police chief were plastered in several areas in the city during the weekend. The posters showed the former police chief's smiling face, with the title "Manileño." LBG, GMANews.TV