CEBU CITY—An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) here admitted that preventing vote-buying done through e-money is highly impossible. Lawyer Edwin Cadungog, election officer of Comelec-Cebu City North District, said the absence of a national guideline makes it difficult for the...
The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) said voters should help end vote buying which it described as a very great evil. PPCRV "I hope those who love the country...will not sell their vote. Don't accept (money)," Henrietta de Villa, PPCRV chairman emeritus, said during the Laging...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, Feb. 8, said it has not yet forged any concrete agreements with e-money transfer companies to track down vote-buying activities. Comelec/MB However, Comelec Spokesperson James B. Jimenez said the poll body is “trying to get something done” on...
Raffles conducted by candidates, whether done online, will no longer be allowed starting Feb. 8 when the campaign period officially starts. Comelec/MB This was the reminder of Commission on Elections (Comelec) Spokesperson James B. Jimenez to candidates who are still planning to continue their...
Editorial As candidates have began holding caravans and listening tours in advance of the formal start of the campaign season in February next year, the evils of vote buying have been brought to the fore. Calling attention to this illegal act were a Commission on Elections commissioner, a prominent...
Presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo Lacson warned voters against accepting bribes from candidates and their camps in exchange for their votes in the upcoming May 2022 elections. Lacson, who is Partido Reporma’s standard bearer in next year’s polls, pointed out succumbing to vote-buying...
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...
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...
