Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas has denounced vote buying even calling it a "mark of the devil." Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan (CBCP / MANILA BULLETIN) "Vote buying is a mark of the devil. It puts a price on the person of the voter. It is even worse when the vote...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday said he is considering filing a bill that would mandate voters to select the presidential and vice presidential candidates in tandem during national elections. Gatchalian, who is seeking re-election in the upcoming May 2022 elections, said there is a need to...
Then-Camarines Sur Rep. Leni Robredo received over 590,000 votes in Negros Occidental when she ran for vice president in 2016. Vice President Leni Robredo (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Now with the presidency on her sights, Robredo is back in the province with high hopes that its...
A group of teachers on Wednesday, Nov. 3, challenged presidential candidates for the 2020 elections to present an “all-inclusive platform” for education. JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN “We hope these politicians do not consider our teachers as mere voters or operators of...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, October 31, said she is hopeful that this time around, her home region of Bicol will solidly back her candidacy for president. The presidential aspirant, however, clarified that she is not “entitled” to have the whole of Bicol on her side. “Ako, hindi...
As the issue on vote buying continues to linger among political circles, Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas seemed to echo a statement made by a presidential candidate in a recent video message he posted on social media. Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas (CBCP / MANILA...
Be wary of accepting money from politicians who would attempt to buy your votes as you may have unknowingly been exchanging the country’s future for fake peso bills. The Philippine National Police (PNP) reported Friday, Oct. 29, the arrest of two men in Cebu City who allegedly manufactured fake...
An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) sees no criminal liability with Vice President Leni Robredo's comment on vote-buying. Comelec/MB "I think it is not something that should have been said, but in terms of criminal liability, I don't really see it," Comelec Spokesperson James...
Senatorial candidate Larry Gadon wants the Commission on Elections to investigate and if evidence warrants, pursue disqualification proceedings against Vice President Leni Robredo who is seeking the presidency in 2022. Lawyer Larry Gadon, KBL candidate for Senator Gadon cited two instances that...
Presidential aspirant Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Wednesday branded vote-buying as “illegal and immoral.” “That is illegal and immoral. First, receiving the bribe money is already engaging in vote buying which is a violation of law therefore, illegal,” Dela Rosa said in a...
Vice President Leni Robredo clarified on Wednesday, Oct. 27, that she is not condoning the act of vote-buying, but merely stating the realities on the ground. Vice President Leni Robredo (Solid Leni Bicol/Facebook) Robredo, who is in hot water over the issue, pointed out during a briefing held in...
Vote buying is an election offense regardless of financial situation or noble intentions. Comelec/MB Commission on Elections (Comelec) Spokesperson James Jimenez issued this reminder on Wednesday, Oct. 27. He also disagreed with the advice of Vice President Leni Robredo for voters to accept the...
