While a Presidential candidate would seem to be the epitome of virtue, she made a boboo on her comments about vote selling and buying which is patently illegal. That priest said it, does not justify that it is right
It is an electoral offense, a prohibited act under RA 6646
The good candidate a lawyer, forgot her laws. What do we expect? A bond paper clean new government. Or practicality will rule, just like in any other govt. ?
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ELECTION OFFENSES
Sec. 261. Prohibited Acts. - The following shall be guilty of an election offense:
- Vote-buying and vote-selling.
- Any person who gives, offers or promises money or anything of value, gives or promises any office or employment, franchise or grant, public or private, or makes or offers to make an expenditure, directly or indirectly, or cause an expenditure to be made to any person, association, corporation, entity, or community in order to induce anyone or the public in general to vote for or against any candidate or withhold his vote in the election, or to vote for or against any aspirant for the nomination or choice of a candidate in a convention or similar selection process of a political party.
- Any person, association, corporation, group or community who solicits or receives, directly or indirectly, any expenditure or promise of any office or employment, public or private, for any of the foregoing considerations
