VOTE BUYING : MOST RAMPANT IN BOHOL
The massive vote buying in the province places Bohol in a bad light as elections here are known to be one of the expensive among the provinces in the country.
"Running for a public post in an election here is no longer borne out of qualification, but dependent on the money one is prepared to buy votes."
Vote buying in the province has become so glaring that the "buying spree" even transpires with in a few meters from the gates of polling places.
There are several reports that a defeated candidate and newly elected officials even availed of P60 million loan for his campaign fund.
The vote buying of votes amounted from P1,000 and P2,000 per voter as what people call as "PUSIL", wherein certain candidates have to buy votes in such huge sums of money.
In addition to this, some supporters of a mayoralty candidate went to the houses not just to pay the voters but to place indelible ink on the "recipients" to make sure they could no longer go to the precincts to vote.
Candidates now term the money to buy votes as "inangayan," since they now justify the purpose of such given cash as "token, and not meant to bribe the electorate."
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INANGAYAN FACTOR
Inangayan, which is the Boholano term for the money given to the voter and is viewed as a per diem and not vote buying, was a great factor but it was not all the deciding factor.
Without a proper poll survey, or a veteran politicians feel of the situation, a candidate would not know how to distribute the inangayan in order to be beneficial to the candidate.
There is a story of a new politician in 3rd district of Bohol with plenty of money but did not win. I'm sure that he did not have the information that in the 3rd district of Bohol, the response to "Modawat apan dili mobotar" was a huge 52.6%.
The questions of when, where, how, and why of the inangayan factor are determinable in a poll survey.
The biggest deciding factor was money. We asked the following question, "KUNG HATAGAN KA UG KUWARTA ARON MOBOTAR SA KANDIDATO NGA NAGHATAG, UNSA ANG IMONG BUHATON? (If you are given money to vote for the candidate who gave you the money, what will you do?)
For the First District of Bohol : a) Dili modawat- 14.92%
b) Modawat apan dili mobotar- 56.25%
c) Modawat og mobotar- 28.83%
For the Second district of Bohol: a) Dili modawat- 11.82%
b) Modawat dili mobotar- 30.12%
c) Modawat og mobotar- 45.18%
For the Third District of Bohol: a) Dili modawat- 16.7%
b) Modawat dili mobotar- 56.6%
c) Modawat og mobotar- 29.1%
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BOHOL CANDIDATES BIGGEST SPENDER IN BOHOL 2010 ELECTION:
According to ranking (note: includes personal loan and personal money, their respective party campaign fund, campaign donation and supporters contribution, and other source of fund such as mga kinikik sa mga incumbent officials especially sa mga congressman)
Provincial position:
1) Vice Gov.-Elect Concepcion Lim - P100 million
2) Governor-elect Edgar Chatto - P50 - 70 million
3) Cong. Ondoy Cajes/wife Judith - P50 - 60 million
4) Gov/ Cong-elect Erico Aumentado - P8 -10 million
5) Cong-elect Rene Relampagos - P6 -10 million
6) Out going Vice gov Julius Herrera - P10 - 12 million
7) Cesar Montano/ Tomas Abapo - P5 million
BM-elect Dionisio Balite - P5 million
Mayoralty position
1) Mayor Heinrita Gan Lim of Valencia -P5 million - P8 million
2) Mayor Dan Lim - P5 million - P7 million
According sa source
Breakdown sa INANGAYAN/ SPECIAL OPERATION or Pusil:
1) Chatto/ Inday Lim/ Relampagos/ Cajes -P300 -P1000
2) Herrera/ Abapo/ Glovasa/ Aumentado -P50- P100
3) Montano/ Jala/ Kapirig/ -Pzero- P50
NOTE: Unsay ilang gi-spend sa election? campaign mobilization such as campaign materials,tarpuline,sample ballot,gasoline, fliers, propaganda papers, media advertisement, campaign fund for the mayors, vote buying: inangayan sa mga botante, pusil or special operation sa mga botante, etc
If naa pa moy nahibaw-an mga candidates mga winner or pildedo nga biggest spender please report here in TB aron ma check nato sila kung pohon mag sugod na ang ilang pag alagad sa katawhan kinahanglan bantayan ni sila kay dagko kaayog gasto i lang guibobo sa kampanya sa 2010 election...Basig pohon mabiktima nasad ta sa mga berdugong politiko nga boot mamawi sa gasto sa election. Lets vigilant sa ilang mga binuhatan sa gobyerno...
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