TACLOBAN CITY – Palo Archbishop John Du is appealing to candidates not to resort to vote buying amid reports that the buying rates for votes in Eastern Visayas ranged from P20 to P3,000 per voter. ADVERTISEMENT“To the candidates, please be peaceful; please don’t use vote –buying and just let the people chose whom they want. Reports of vote-buying had been noted in various parts of Leyte, Samar, Eastern Samar, Northern Samar, Southern Leyte and Biliran ranging from P20 up to P3,000 per voter. In one village, the rates ranged from P50 for barangay councilor and P1,000 for barangay captain. The highest rates were in Matuguinao town, Samar, where votes for barangay captain were priced at P3,000 per voter and P100 for councilor.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 13, 2018 05:48 UTC