MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Sunday that it will remove political signages and tarpaulins bearing the names of public officials displayed within PNP properties and premises, including police stations, camps, offices, and other police facilities nationwide.
The PNP said the move is in compliance with Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Memorandum Circular No. 2026-006, further reinforced by a PNP memorandum issued on February 2, 2026.
The DILG memorandum required all its offices, as well as provincial, city, municipal, and barangay officials, to ensure public officials’ names and images do not appear on any materials funded by public money.
Under the directive, all PNP units were ordered to remove signages, tarpaulins, markers, posters, and similar materials bearing the name, image, initials, color motif, slogan, or identifying symbols of public officials, particularly those linked to government-funded projects, programs, and activities.