Cavite solon claims Robredo rally attendees paid P500

Cavite Rep. Jesus "Boying" Remulla alleged that attendees of a Vice President Leni Robredo rally in General Trias, Cavite were paid P500 each.

Remulla claimed the rally, which drew an estimated 47,000 supporters, was not "indigenous" due to organized transportation, uniforms, and staging areas.

He also alleged that attendees had ties to the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NDA-NDF).

Robredo's spokesman Barry Gutierrez countered that the attendees were not "hakot" (ferried or forced) and came voluntarily.

Gutierrez suggested that politicians accustomed to "hakot" rallies might find it difficult to believe that people attend rallies of their own volition.

Volunteer organizations supporting Robredo have condemned Remulla's allegations, calling them red-tagging and asserting that attendees were not paid nor forced to attend.