Billboards in EDSA

Posted by Noemi on Jul 9, 2006 in Street life | 0 comments

The scenery in EDSA is now a billboard jungle. What a pathetic eye sore! This is the Guadalupe pedestrian overpass where traffic hits a peak in most hours of the day. Notice how the Bayantel ad is now of a smiling kid instead of a sexually satisfied woman. I wonder when the local government will act on the billboard ban since outdoor ad groups are protesting against the ban.

The National Building Code Development Office (NBCDO) of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has drafted a circular that would prohibit the putting up of advertising signs 100 meters from the center of national highways and transmission lines, and the removal of such structures within the area, in the interest of public safety.

The NBCDO said billboards pose a risk because they could distract drivers.

It also said haphazardly built billboards could collapse and harm people.