The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will start engaging the prosecutorial arm of the government to strengthen its fight against vote buying.
On Monday, the poll body inked a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Justice to formalize the creation of the"Kontra-Bigay committee."
[Translation: This MOA signing is very important, especially for the Comelec. With the support of the National Prosecution Service and other agencies of the Department of Justice, we can make sure that the complainants will not be afraid. That we can show that we are focused and serious in this campaign against the new cancer in our democracy.]
"Subalit mas lalong problema 'yung ganito, lagi po kasi kaming sinisingil ng mga mamamayan, nasaan na 'yung mga inireklamo namin? May napakulong na ba kayo? May na-prosecute na ba kayo? Sadya pong sa kaalaman ng DOJ, nahihirapan ang Comelec hanggang ngayon. 'Yung section two, 61 ng Omnibus Elections code, 'yan pa rin po ang definition ng vote buying base sa ating 1985 election code. Take note, 1985 Omnibus Election code," he said.
[Translation: That's what we are solving now with the help of the committee, our guidelines are now refined, and we implement the rules based on the modern ways, so that we can handle the reinforcement effectively with the help of Commissioner Maceda.]
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