SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye On May 9, Filipinos will go to the polls to vote in the national elections. As crucial as the elections are, the campaign period is equally critical. Candidates are stepping up their campaigns to ensure victory, and this occasionally includes vote buying and selling....
Political aspirants in the May 2022 local and national polls may be recommended for disqualification as long as there is an evidence that will implicate them to any election-related violation including vote buying, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año...
For Vice President Leni Robredo, the election is a “reset button” and one that voters should use to elect good leaders who would aim to end patronage politics and rampant vote-buying. Vice President Leni Robredo and Masbate Bishop Jose Bantolo (Photo from VPLR Media Bureau) She lamented how...
Governor Daniel R. Fernando spearheaded the launching of a multi-sectoral anti-vote buying and selling campaign in the Province of Bulacan on Tuesday, April 12, to help ensure an orderly, peaceful, fair, and inclusive election on May 9, 2022. Gov. Daniel Fernando of Bulacan (bulacan.gov.ph) The "...
Presidential candidate and survey frontrunner Bongbong Marcos has called for a "ceasefire" on politics as his camp joined those racing to respond to victims of typhoon "Agaton" in the Visayas and Mindanao. (Frame Harirak/ Unsplash) “Isantabi muna natin ang pulitika, unahin natin ang...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) lauded the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for relaunching the Task Force Kontra Bigay (TFKB) which aims to address cases of vote buying for the May 9 national and local elections. DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said the reactivation...
Independent presidential candidate Sen. Panfilo "Ping" Lacson has questioned the suspension of fuel subsidies to public utility vehicle (PUV) operators and drivers by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) during the election period from March 25 to May 8. Without a legal...
Political aspirants handing out cash assistance to their constituents supposedly for vote buying purposes in the guise of ayuda (financial aid) during the campaign period will be subjected to legal actions, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año warned on...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto reminded voters on Friday, April 1, that the issue of vote-buying during the electoral campaign period will only be resolved by addressing its root causes. (Screenshot from Mayor Vico Sotto's Twitter) On Twitter, Sotto said: "Matitigil lang ang pamimili ng boto kung...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Aimee Ferolino will head the task force on vote buying. Comelec/MB Commissioner George Garcia revealed this information Wednesday, March 30, after attending their en Banc meeting. "Commissioner Ferolino will call for a meeting with the task force,...
As the May 2022 polls near, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has urged candidates to monitor each other and report their opponents’ possible violations of campaign rules such as vote-buying. “Sa mga magkakalaban, maganda po ay mag-monitoran kayo, maganda po ay kayo mismo ang titingin,...
As the 45-day campaign period for local candidates kicks off, Malacañang reminded the public not to engage in buying and selling of votes for the upcoming May 2022 elections. (PNA / MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual Palace briefing on Friday, March 25, Communications Undersecretary Kris Ablan said...
