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Packed day for Bongbong Marcos and Sara Duterte in vote rich Cavite, starting first of their 5 events here today with Gov Remulla in Bgy San Juan, Dasmariñas. Remulla promised 800k votes here for Marcos, who edged out Robredo in 2016 with 556k vs 404k.

In Uniteam campaign sortie here in Dasma, Gov Jonvic Remulla gives P5k each to two people who got the biggest applause after their song number, and P2k to the third person. | via @lianbuan #PHVote #WeDecide

@lianbuan This is how the crowd warms up in Bgy San Juan, Dasmariñas, for Marcos and Duterte – with Gov Jonvic Remulla telling an earnest crowd member "mahalay lang pero hindi bastos." He gets P5k in cash immediately after this from the governor. | via @lianbuan

@lianbuan It's raining cash in here in Uniteam Dasmariñas sortie. So far, Remulla has given out P28,000 in cold thousand peso bills to 9 audience members who either sing or dance. | via @lianbuan #PHVote #WeDecide

@lianbuan Section 261 of the Omnibus Election Code prohibits “any person who gives, offers or promises money or anything of value... in order to induce anyone or the public in general to vote for or against any candidate." | via @lianbuan #PHVote #WeDecide

@lianbuan Senator Bong Revilla, whom the court ordered to return P124.5 million in plundered pork barrel funds, arrives at the Uniteam sortie in Dasmariñas. | via @lianbuan #PHVote #WeDecide

@lianbuan Mayor Sara Duterte arrives in Bgy San Juan, Dasmariñas ahead of Bongbong Marcos. | via @lianbuan #PHVote #WeDecide

@lianbuan Another stump speech from Marcos here in Dasmariñas. When he says the line "Ako ay Pilipino, Taas Noo Kahit Kanino," that's usually the sign that the speech is about to end. | via @lianbuan #PHVote #WeDecide

@lianbuan Marcos and Duterte's Cavite sortie, to culminate in a grand rally in Gen Trias Sports Complex later, coincides with Cavite Day, a special non-working holiday for Caviteños. | via @lianbuan #PHVote #WeDecide

@lianbuan Gov Jonvic Remulla defends the giving out of cash in a Uniteam sortie: Hindi pa ako kandidato until 25, BBM was not there. Not until the candidates (for national) arrive is it a violation. | via @lianbuan #PHVote #WeDecide

@lianbuan More than 20 mins after cash giving, Sara Duterte arrived, after 50 mins, Marcos arrived. | via @lianbuan #PHVote #WeDecide

@lianbuan Remulla: We checked the rules, (cash giving) is allowed as long as the (national) candidates aren't there.

Local campaign period starts March 25. Remulla says up until national bets arrived, it wasn't a Uniteam rally. But the stage, the venue, were filled with Uniteam posters.

@lianbuan Election lawyer Emil Marañon disputes Remulla's interpretation of the law: "To commit vote buying, the vote-buyer need not be a “candidate” as the law says “any person." #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteMarcos | via @lianbuan

Atty Emil Marañon, election lawyer: "Second, the presence or even knowledge of the candidate benefitting from the act is also not an element of the crime. In other words, BBM need not be there for Remulla to commit vote buying for him." #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteMarcos | @lianbuan

@lianbuan WATCH: After making a statement on the PDP-Laban Cusi faction endorsement, I asked Bongbong Marcos if he had paid part of their P23 billion, potentially P203 billion, estate tax, but he just smiled and walked away. #PHVote #PHVoteMarcos #WeDecide | via @lianbuan

@lianbuan Here is Marcos' statement on PDP-Laban endorsement #PHVote #PHVoteMarcos #WeDecide | via @lianbuan