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DILG says 28 arrested so far in 245 reported vote-buying incidents

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Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año listens as President Rodrigo Duterte presides over a meeting with key government officials at the Malacañan Palace on May 2, 2022. Alfred Frias, Presidential Photo" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/05/12/20220503-duterte-iatf-mnib-5.jpg"/><figcaption>Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año listens as President Rodrigo Duterte presides over a meeting with key government officials at the Malacañan Palace on May 2, 2022. <em>Alfred Frias, Presidential Photo</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said authorities recorded 245 vote-buying incidents and have arrested 28 people so far. </p><p>Of 245 vote-buying incidents between Jan. 1 and May 9, 25 were validated, 2 were under investigation, 4 were referred to prosecutors, while one was pending in court, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año told President Rodrigo Duterte. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/03/26/22/watchdogs-dismayed-as-vote-buying-disinformation-hound-halalan2022">&#x27;Walang nakakasuhan&#x27;: As money flows in sorties, authorities urged to implement stricter measures</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Patuloy pa rin tayong naghahanap ng mga ebidensiya sa iba pang mga vote buying incident. Sa ngayon po ay 28 ang ating naaresto at 13 pa ang kasalukuyang pinaghahanap,&quot; Año said in a taped meeting that aired on Thursday.</p><p>(We are still looking for evidence on other vote-buying incidents. For now, we already arrested 28 and we are still looking for 13 more people.)</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/09/22/comelec-sends-vote-buying-complaints-to-prosecutors">Comelec task force sends vote-buying complaints to prosecutors</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/05/11/22/2-arestado-sa-umanoy-vote-buying-sa-cavite">2 arestado sa umano&#x27;y vote-buying sa Cavite</a></li></ul><div> </div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1973041" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><div><strong>ONLY 16 ELECTION-RELATED INCIDENTS</strong></div><p>Año said authorities validated only 16 election-related incidents from Jan. 9 until May 9. The election period runs until June 8. </p><p>These incidents were recorded in Ilocos Region, Central Luzon, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, and Cordillera Administrative Region, he said. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/07/22/4-killed-in-gunfight-due-to-alleged-vote-buying-in-ilocos-sur">4 killed in gunfight due to alleged vote-buying in Ilocos Sur: police</a></li></ul><p>There were 133 election-related incidents reported during the 2016 national elections, Año noted. </p><p>Out of 27 incidents reported on Monday that killed 7 and injured 33, only 6 were verified to be election-related, he said. </p><p>The Philippine National Police (PNP) said it was still verifying other reports coming in. </p><p>&quot;Lubhang mababa po yung 16 na nai-record natin ngayon at ito ay maia-attribute natin sa magandang, mahaba, at maagang paghahanda ng security forces sa pakikipagtulungan na rin ng ating mga kababayan lalong-lalo na ng ating mga kumandidato,&quot; PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said.</p><p>(The 16 is significantly lower, which can be attributed to the early preparations of our security forces and the cooperation of our compatriots and the candidates.)</p><p>&quot;We can say na overall ay naging generally peaceful naman po ang conduct ng ating elections nitong Lunes, maliban of course sa naitala nating incident particularly diyan sa Mindanao area,&quot; she said in a separate briefing. </p><p>(We can say that overall, the elections were generally peaceful on Monday except of course on the incidents reported in Mindanao.)<br/> </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/11/22/failure-of-elections-idineklara-sa-14-barangay-sa-lanao-del-sur">Comelec idineklara ang failure of elections sa 14 barangay sa Lanao del Sur</a></li></ul><div> </div>

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DILG says 28 arrested so far in 245 reported vote-buying incidents

Job Manahan,

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Published May 12, 2022 05:32 PM PHT

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