MANILA, Philippines --- Former Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno on Sunday called on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to explain different election-related complaints, particularly the alleged cases of vote-buying in the country during the polling season. Noting that the Comelec is mandated to ensure "free, orderly, honest, peaceful and credible elections", Sereno said that the Comelec should have challenged statements persuading people to accept vote buying as "normal" during elections. "The Filipino people, through the Constitution, have mandated the Comelec to ensure 'free, orderly, honest, peaceful and credible elections.' Yet how free were the last elections from vote buyi...
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