Election 2010: Vote Buying and Other Incidents in Cebu : Post Here

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This is an apolitical thread whose focus is to inform istoryans about VOTE BUYING, VIOLENCE and other Incidents in the Island of Cebu.


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Vote buying in Cebu reported
By Jhunnex Napallacan
Inquirer Visayas

CEBU CITY, Philippines – An attempt to buy votes in southern Cebu was foiled by the military when they chanced upon a village chief and councilman carrying bundles of small bills attached to the sample ballots of the pro-administration One Cebu slate, in Dumanjug town, some 73.3 kilometers southwest of Cebu City.

Aside from two large bundles of P20 bills, there were also several envelopes containing P150 (3 pieces of P50 bills) and sample ballots bearing the names of Lakas-Kampi presidential candidate Gilbert Teodoro, Nacionalista Party vice-presidential bet Loren Legarda, and senatorial candidates down to the local candidates of One Cebu headed by reelectionist Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia.

Senior Insp. Rodrigo Giangan, chief of the Dumanjug Police, said the team of the Philippine Army headed by Lt. Lavrenet Meriales of the 78th Infantry Battalion was on foot patrol in Barangay Canghumawod at 2:20 p.m. on Saturday when they noticed two persons sitting on a bamboo bench.

Giangan said Meriales noticed the P20 bills in two bundles placed inside a plastic bag. The two identified themselves as Canghumawod barangay chairman Herminigildo Edimne and his councilman Felix Calago.

They later found out that the two were carrying more money inside a bag that also contained the One Cebu sample ballots, said Giangan.

Edimne was later brought by Mariales to the police station of Dumanjug for more questioning and inventory of the items in his possession.

Based on the inventory report read by Giangan, the two had 110 white envelopes, each containing three pieces of P50 bills or P150 and sample ballots bearing the names of One Cebu candidates from national and local positions.

The sample ballots contained the names of Gilbert Teodoro for president, Loren Legarda for vice-president, senatorial candidates – Estrada, Remulla, Guico, Sotto, Tamano, Revilla, Cayetano, Tatad, Lapid, Drilon, Enrile and Marcos; Pablo Garcia for congressman in the second district; Gwendolyn Garcia for governor; Glenn Soco for vice-governor; Calderon and Caminero for board members; Nelson Garcia for mayor; Rodrigo Pan for vice-mayor; and eight candidates for councilors in Dumanjug.

There were two bundles of P20 bills and each bundle contained 50 pieces of P20 bills.

A sticker with the name “Belinda Quirante for councilor” was placed alongside the 20-peso bill in one bundle, while the sticker of Cardo Condes for councilor was also placed in each of the 20-peso bill in another bundle.

Another 50 sample ballots containing the name of Iluminado Perales for councilor, stapled with P20 bill, were also found, Giangan said.

Giangan said they also found two yellow pads containing the names of 125 individuals.

Giangan refused to comment if the names were those of voters supposed to get the money.

Giangan said Edimne said a local candidate gave him the items, but Giangan said they no longer asked who the local candidate was.

Giangan said he and the soldiers decided to release the barangay chairman but the seized items were placed in the custody of the Dumanjug police.

With just barely a day before the elections, hundreds of passengers scrambled for boat rides back to their provinces at the Cebu port.

There were many, however, who admitted voting for the money.

A group of passengers bound for Jetafe, Bohol, were overheard talking that in their town, a group of candidates has been giving P1,500 per voter....

Vote buying in Cebu reported - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos

[mets]

naa pud sa amo,nakadawt nami tag-100..haha naa pay membership card and listahan sa botaran,ato nalang isecreto para bibo..

[=zutzhen=]

naa pud sa amu bai, 700 abinako singkwenta ra gipatunga ra diay ang 500 petot, bali 4 ka 50's 1 ka 5h + vote list. anywy wala man me nangayo gi mail ra sa balay, i admit it.hehehe naka full tank na nuon ko padulng precint.

[WengIA]

^^ ahaha' rehas ta 700 pud ako.. plus sa pikas 300 toinks ..kwarta sa hangin.

[ingkiang]

kwaratahan ang mga tao ron dah...diri sad sa amo ky 100 sad taga pamilya...heheh

[neurain]

massive ang vote buying dri sa lapu-lapu specifically sa pusok as in harap harapan ang pag pamalit ni MAYOR ARTHURO RADAZA pinaagi sa iyang mga alagad laliman mo sa kada room naa cya watcher nga iya gi assign aron mopirma sa sample ballot nga iya gidistribute lastnyt then inig human pirma kai adto ra mag tinatakai sa gawas. didto sad daw sa gun-ob naa nya naai nipya-it aw piti nuon! 500 pesos ang kada tao dri sa amoa wapa nadawat kai mahadlok daw c radaza nga masakpan sa boto patroler pero wa jud cya swerte sa Gun-ob kai na piktyuran gud...tagam!!!

[ofw_cebu]

known naman na si radaza sa lapu lapu - kahinumdom ko sauna, kita pod ko ug naay nag distribute ug mga leaflets from Radaza's camp, 20 pesos pa nuun tu sauna, pag lakat nila, sabay ingon, "ikaw na mag igo diha . . . ."

[boyq]

vote buying is like what most of the people are expecting to happen. daghan gayawyaw nga gamay ra ila nadawat nya gilangay2 ang pagbotar. wa koi evidence kai wa nako girecord ang scene.. even I have received. but, i voted for whom I really want to be there..

[devnull]

massive ang vote buying dri sa lapu-lapu specifically sa pusok as in harap harapan ang pag pamalit ni MAYOR ARTHURO RADAZA pinaagi sa iyang mga alagad laliman mo sa kada room naa cya watcher nga iya gi assign aron mopirma sa sample ballot nga iya gidistribute lastnyt then inig human pirma kai adto ra mag tinatakai sa gawas. didto sad daw sa gun-ob naa nya naai nipya-it aw piti nuon! 500 pesos ang kada tao dri sa amoa wapa nadawat kai mahadlok daw c radaza nga masakpan sa boto patroler pero wa jud cya swerte sa Gun-ob kai na piktyuran gud...tagam!!!

dili ko ka confirm ug vote buying ni kay wala koy kaila nga nakadawat ug sample ballot ni radaza ug ni claim nga nakadawat sila kwarta after voting. even if naa that would just amount to hearsay.

BUT kita jud ko firsthand aning watcher gi mention above (ako gi bold). naay mga botante nga paghuman ug botar nangita ug nagpapirma ug watcher. klaro nga aware jud ang botante sa process kay mangita man jud sila sa watcher. i approached 2 individuals wearing ppcrv shirts on separate occasions & ask if they could approach the watcher & ask what she is doing. they didn't. they both said there's nothing they could do about it & there's probably nothing they could do. she's just signing sample ballots after all & tallying like it's all part of the voting process & she's doing it nearly at the door of the precinct

[hiThere]

Si guardo kusog kaayo ni vote buying.......tsk tsk tsk