Comelec creates committee against vote-buying for 2023 barangay polls

The Committee on Kontra Bigay is the Comelec's attempt to simplify the process of lodging complaints in relation to vote-buying incidents

MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections launched on Friday, September 8, a permanent committee that will go after vote-buying offenders in time for the 2023 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections.

A Comelec complaint center has been operational since the start of election period. There has yet to be a hotline for it, but it can receive reports on“It doesn’t have to be a formal complaint. They do not have to be under oath. Just throw at the committee their complaint and the committee will be the one to investigate and gather evidence. The complainant can also be put under the witness protection program,” Comelec Chairman George Garcia said.

Elnas was referring to Comelec Resolution No. 10946, which taps other government agencies “to render necessary support and assistance” to the anti-vote-buying committee, which also has regional, provincial, city, and municipal counterparts.The resolution also states that unusual online financial transactions exceeding P500,000 during the election period without any underlying purpose may be flagged as vote-buying and vote-selling.

The poll body also enumerated a long list of instances that can be considered “presumed” vote-buying.The Comelec acknowledged that subjects of vote-buying complaints won’t be disqualified right away, since they “cannot be deprived of their right to due process,” but the poll body guaranteed that election winners can still be unseated if proven that they committed an election offense.

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