00:00The poll body will crack the whip harder on voters or those who engage in buying votes
00:05or peddling them.
00:06Either one buys or shops his or her vote around for cash, the poll body will hold all of them
00:12into account.
00:13Even worse, for those who engage in such acts, the poll body has deputized law enforcers
00:19to nab suspects they catch without any court-issued warrant.
00:23And getting thrown in jail for being caught may even extend to more time inside the slammer
00:29should the poll body file cases against wrongdoers that stick or are upheld by a court of law.
00:36And just to send a stern message across, the poll body is partnering with the Department
00:40of Justice, the Philippine National Police and other law enforcement group in its crusade
00:46to put an end to the scourge of vote-buying and peddling during the country's democratic
00:51exercises.
00:53It's enough for us to put our own people in jail for a few hours or even bail them out.
01:01It's okay for us.
01:02But the important thing is, if it is a warrantless arrest, there is a procedure.
01:07All the cases in our law department will be filed.
01:11Or we can seek the continuing deputation of the DOJ, we can seek the help of the DOJ
01:18so that the prosecution will be quick.
01:21We are quick.
01:22If someone complains, the chair said time and again, if they can't do it, we will file
01:27a motoprofile on our own or we are going to pursue it.
01:30It's not going to stop at just submitting your complaint.
01:35The law enforcement agencies, whether it be the PNP or the NBI, will help the prosecutors
01:41to strengthen our cases.
01:44And because of the agreement of COVELEC and DOJ, we have a referral pathway where the
01:53prosecutors are very open to receive evidence.
01:56You can see that the PNP is very strict.
01:59We will not allow vote-buying.
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