The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the task force on vote buying that will be created will be an interagency team. Comelec/MB Comelec Commissioner George Garcia the task force "Kontra Bigay" will involve several agencies. He said it will be composed of the Comelec, Department of Justice...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will be forming a task force that will handle reports on vote buying. Comelec/MB "The Commission will create a task force for all these reports, complaints, and whatever," Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said in a press briefing in Manila on Tuesday, March...
69769 To curb possible misuse of mobile wallets for illegal vote-buying in the May 9, 2022 elections, fintech companies pledged to implement safeguards in user onboarding and account verification processes to allow transactions to be traced easily. The fintech companies made the commitment during...
Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) vice presidential candidate Sara Duterte-Carpio has denied claims that the "UniTeam" has been charging a P20-membership fee from its supporters. Aside from that, she said there's also no truth to allegations that her May 2022 poll partner, presidential...
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...
