LIST: Common poster areas for 2025 elections

Comelec headquarters in Intramuros, Manila. INQUIRER FILES

Second updated @ 2:46 p.m., February 8, 2025

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has released the list of common poster areas for the 2025 national and local elections and the first Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao parliamentary elections.

The campaign period for the national and local posts will start on February 11 and March 28, respectively.

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Here are the Facebook links to the common poster areas across the country:

• Metro Manila (NCR)

Cordillera Administrative Region

Region 1

• Central Luzon (Region 3)
• Calabarzon (Region 4-A: Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon)
• Bicol Region (Region 5)
• Western Visayas (Region 6)
• Central Visayas (Region 7)

• Eastern Visayas (Region 8) 
• Zamboanga Peninsula (Region 9)
• Northern Mindanao (Region 10) 
• Region 11
• Soccsksargen (Region 12: South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani Province, General Santos City)
• Caraga Region (Region 13)

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Under the Comelec Resolution No. 11086, the poll body also released a reminder on Facebook for poll aspirants to use lawful election propaganda such as:

• printed materials like pamphlets and leaflets not exceeding 8.5 inches wide and 14 inches high
• printed or handwritten letters
• posters made from cloth, paper, cardboard or any recyclable material not exceeding 2 feet by 3 feet
• streamers not exceeding 3 ft by 8 ft (must be shown five days before a rally in a certain place and must be taken down 24 hours after)
• paid printed advertisement and broadcast media under the requirements of Sec. 11 of Comelec Resolution 11086 and the Fair Elections Act
• static LED billboard owned by private entities or individuals
• mobile or transit advertisements in public transportation under the condition that they follow the guidelines of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board for commercial advertisements
• signboards not exceeding 3 ft by 8 ft posted in the candidates’ headquarters
• other election propaganda not prohibited by the Omnibus Election Code or Comelec Resolution No. 11086