Thread by @maracepeda

Sought for advice in her dialogue with house helpers re. vote-buying, presidential bet & VP Leni Robredo first says she is against the illegal practice. She then advises them to take the money, since that is taxpayers' money, but vote according to their conscience @rapplerdotcom

@rapplerdotcom Robredo recalls when she ran as Camarines Sur 3rd District representative in 2013, the Villafuertes had engaged in massive vote-buying aiming to defeat her. She still won in the end.

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@rapplerdotcom Robredo: Kasi nung nag-run ako for congressman, grabe yung bilihan ng boto sa amin. Alam mo, mali siya, mali yung pagbibili ng boto. Pero yung sinasabi ko sa tao, tanggapin nyo. Parati kong sinasabi na tanggapin nyo kasi galing din naman yan sa atin. #PHVote #WeDecide

@rapplerdotcom Robredo: Yung pinangbibili ng boto, pera din yan ng taongbayan. Pero tatanggapin, pero ang iboboto mo, kung sino yung nasa konsensiya mo. Wag kang boboto dahil pakiramdam mo meron kang utang na loob kasi tinanggap mo, di ba? #PHVote #WeDecide

@rapplerdotcom Robredo: Kasi imagine mo, pag merong namili ng boto, pero paglabas ng resulta ng eleksyon, talo siya, next time, mag-iisip na yun. Next time, mag-iisip na yun na, "O, hindi effective yung pangbibili ko ng boto." #PHVote #WeDecide

@rapplerdotcom Robredo says it's difficult to catch vote-buyers red-handed and to hold them accountable. She recalls that in CamSur, vote-buyers would be staying in certain homes. So barangay officials would stand guard outside these houses to ensure no vote-buyers would be able to go in or out

@rapplerdotcom Robredo then tells the house helpers vote-buyers have no means to check who they actually voted for in the ballot, so they can vote according to their conscience. #PHVote #WeDecide

@rapplerdotcom Robredo also warns that politicians who resort to vote-buying tend to not use their pocket money for the act: pambibili. Yun po ang itaga nyo sa bato. Yung pera nya na ginagamit na pambili [ng bot], may pinanggalingan yun na di tama. #PHVote #WeDecide