‘All candidates cheat!’ Senators tackle ugly side of campaign spending in PH
May 20, 2021 9:16 AM PHT
Short of admitting they themselves had committed “cheating” in some form or another, senators acknowledged that skirting election regulations and entering “under-the-table” arrangements happen during the polls.
This acknowledgment of electoral realities surfaced on Wednesday night, May 19, as they debated the bill raising the allowable campaign expenses per candidate.
Senators were deliberating the final amounts to be indicated in Senate Bill 810, which seeks to allow candidates and political parties to spend more per voter during the campaign period.
Senator Imee Marcos, as chair of the committee on electoral reforms and people’s participation, was sponsoring the bill in the plenary.