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Comelec orders 29 bets to explain ‘vote buying’
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has issued Show Cause Orders (SCOs) to 29 candidates in local races for alleged vote-buying.
Manila mayoral candidates Isko Moreno-Domagoso and Samuel Verzosa Jr., along with Caloocan Mayor Dale Malapitan and Malabon Mayor Jeannie Sandoval, are among those who received SCOs.
Moreno is accused of distributing P3,000 cash to teachers, while Verzosa reportedly handed out goods with his initials 'SV' and P1,000 cash to attendees at a campaign event.
Malapitan allegedly distributed P3,225 to Caloocan voters, but he clarified this was part of a city hall program with prior Comelec exemption.
The Comelec Committee on Kontra Bigay issued these orders, and candidates face disqualification and imprisonment if found guilty of vote-buying.
Other candidates summoned include those from Quezon City, Villaverde (Nueva Vizcaya), Masbate, and Baybay City.
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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has ordered mayoral candidates in Manila, Caloocan, Malabon, Marikina, and Laguna, as well as 16 more candidates and one party-list group, to explain alleged involvement in vote buying and abuse of state resources (ASR).
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