PALALAWAKIN pa ng Commission on Elections (Comelec) ang bubuuin nitong task force upang labanan ang isyu ng vote-buying sa May 9 national at local elections.
Ayon kay Comelec Commissioner George Erwin Garcia, sa halip na task force lang ay gagawin na itong
inter-agency team na kinabibilangan na rin ng iba’t-ibang ahensiya ng gobyerno.
“We will instead make it an inter-agency team that will involve several agencies. This will be called task force “Kontra Bigay” composed of Comelec, Department of Justice (DOJ), Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Philippine Information Agency (PIA), National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Philippine National Police (PNP) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP),” ani Garcia.
Gayunpaman, nilinaw ni Garcia na wala pa silang natatanggap na reklamo ng vote-buying.
“Because of these broad coordinative efforts, immediate actions motu proprio or based on formal complaints involving vote-buying is expected. As we have said before, our commitment to eliminating this irregularity is unparalleled,” anito.
Sinabi ni Garcia na maaaring maghain ng reklamo sa Law Department ng Comelec o sa lokal na Comelec offices.
“Once the task force has been activated, the public may also file a complaint to the agency which is part of the task force,” dagdag nito. JEFF GALLOS