“We will do our part to enforce the laws that prohibit vote-buying.”“Of course, our policemen, our Commission on Elections (Comelec) are doing everything to stop it. ADVERTISEMENT“As the government, we will do our part to continue to enforce all of the laws that do not allow the use of vote-buying as a part of the campaign,” Marcos said. You know that the barangay officials are the ones you will face every day. For example, what happens here in the barangay elections — the results of the barangay elections today — are going to have an effect on the results of the midterm elections and then subsequently in the national elections,” he said further. The winners, however, are not barred from joining political parties and supporting candidates during local and national elections.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 30, 2023 23:30 UTC