Over 300 candidates for the October 2023 Barangay and Sanguniang Kabataan Elections have been issued show-cause orders by the Commission on Elections due to suspected campaign violations.

"As of yesterday, about 341 were already issued with show cause for illegal campaigning," COMELEC Chairman George Erwin Garcia said.

According to Garcia, having campaign posters that are larger than the allowed size and disseminating materials in unauthorized areas are some of the violations committed by the candidates.

The Comelec launched on Friday the Nationwide simultaneous Operation Baklas for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections, removing the illegal campaign paraphernalia in unauthorized areas.

"Outside common poster areas, that's illegal. Private property, that's legal as long as these comply with the size of 2 x 3 feet," Garcia said.

The Chairman reminded the candidates to follow the allowable sizes for election materials, 8.5 x 14 inches for flyers, 2 x 3 feet for tarpaulins, and 3 x 8 feet for streamers.

In an interview, Garcia said that the Comelec is preparing a resolution on how it can suspend the proclamation of winking candidates who have pending cases.

"We are willing to disqualify candidates who will be found to have violations,"