While the automated elections have reduced avenues for cheating, there are more incidents of vote buying now than in the 2010 presidential elections, according to former Comelec commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal. “It’s getting crazy. There’s more vote buying now and I think it’s getting to a point that people accept vote buying now in some areas.” This is more on the local level, he added. Vote buying would continue for as long as there is collusion between candidates and the people manning the polling precincts, he added. Rappler’s #PHVoteWatch has monitored these incidents.
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