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Comelec tells public: Report vote-buying
Comelec tells public: Report vote-buying
ABS-CBN News
Published May 12, 2019 04:57 PM PHT
MANILA -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Sunday urged voters to document and report candidates who will buy their support for the May 13 midterm polls.
MANILA -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Sunday urged voters to document and report candidates who will buy their support for the May 13 midterm polls.
"Lampas dun sa pagwi-witness niyo lang, nakita niyo lang, lalampasan natin 'yun. Dadalhin natin sa puntong pwede na tayo mag-prosecute at pwede na tayo magpa-disqualify," Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said in a press conference.
"Lampas dun sa pagwi-witness niyo lang, nakita niyo lang, lalampasan natin 'yun. Dadalhin natin sa puntong pwede na tayo mag-prosecute at pwede na tayo magpa-disqualify," Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said in a press conference.
(We'll go past just witnessing, seeing those incidents. Let's take it to the point where we can prosecute and have them disqualified.)
(We'll go past just witnessing, seeing those incidents. Let's take it to the point where we can prosecute and have them disqualified.)
Police have arrested some 60 people, including several village officials, for alleged vote-buying in Makati since Saturday. Around P410,000 divided into P500 bills were confiscated from the suspects.
Police have arrested some 60 people, including several village officials, for alleged vote-buying in Makati since Saturday. Around P410,000 divided into P500 bills were confiscated from the suspects.
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Reports of vote-buying were also monitored by Comelec in Muntinlupa, while former Sen. Heherson Alvarez also cited the illegal act as the reason for withdrawing from the congressional race in Isabela province.
No candidate has ever been disqualified or removed from his post due to vote-buying because complainants often back out of legal proceedings, Comelec Education and Information director Frances Arabe noted.
Reports of vote-buying were also monitored by Comelec in Muntinlupa, while former Sen. Heherson Alvarez also cited the illegal act as the reason for withdrawing from the congressional race in Isabela province.
No candidate has ever been disqualified or removed from his post due to vote-buying because complainants often back out of legal proceedings, Comelec Education and Information director Frances Arabe noted.
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The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) said it "will document reports of untoward incidents like harassment, cheating, intimidation, emergency situations or any election-related concerns of public school teachers and the general public."
The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) said it "will document reports of untoward incidents like harassment, cheating, intimidation, emergency situations or any election-related concerns of public school teachers and the general public."
TDC and the Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE) have established hotline numbers (02) 692-0296 and 502-1591 to receive reports.
TDC and the Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE) have established hotline numbers (02) 692-0296 and 502-1591 to receive reports.
The Quezon City Public School Teachers Association also opened hotlines (02) 426-2238, 0915-571-9601 and 0947-711-0427 for teachers serving as election officers.
The Quezon City Public School Teachers Association also opened hotlines (02) 426-2238, 0915-571-9601 and 0947-711-0427 for teachers serving as election officers.
ABS-CBN's Bayan Mo iPatrol Mo, meanwhile, has set up an assistance desk at the Corazon Aquino Elementary School, one of the largest polling precincts in Quezon City.
ABS-CBN's Bayan Mo iPatrol Mo, meanwhile, has set up an assistance desk at the Corazon Aquino Elementary School, one of the largest polling precincts in Quezon City.
Voters are not allowed to use their cellphones inside polling precincts, and may instead rely on sample ballots or their list of candidates, said Josefina Almarez, principal of Quezon City's General Roxas Elementary School.
Voters are not allowed to use their cellphones inside polling precincts, and may instead rely on sample ballots or their list of candidates, said Josefina Almarez, principal of Quezon City's General Roxas Elementary School.
Some 18,000 seats from local councils to the upper house Senate are up for grabs when more than 61 million voters are called to cast ballots on Monday. -- Report from Angel Movido, ABS-CBN News
Some 18,000 seats from local councils to the upper house Senate are up for grabs when more than 61 million voters are called to cast ballots on Monday. -- Report from Angel Movido, ABS-CBN News
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