Vote buying reported in parts of Eastern Visayas

    TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines --- Vote buying has been reported in various parts of Eastern Visayas with voters being offered amounts ranging from P20 to P5,000. According to lawyer Felicisimo Embalsado, assistant regional director of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), while they have heard about it, they could not take action unless the act was documented. "They should execute an affidavit and not just post it on social media. It is not enough to disclose that they receive money from candidates," he said. Embalsado renewed the appeal to both candidates and voters not to engage in vote-buying or vote-selling, saying it would not do the voters any good. "T...

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