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00:06 Even transactions in e-wallet,
00:08 Comelec wants to push to avoid vote buying.
00:11 It also wants to place money in checkpoints that will bring more than half a million.
00:16 June Veneration is on the case.
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00:21 In the past, gunmen and other smugglers were often looking for Comelec checkpoints when the election is near.
00:28 In the barangay and SK elections in October,
00:30 even money that will be placed in checkpoints will be seen,
00:34 especially if it is more than half a million.
00:37 Where can you see that you have half a million one day before the election,
00:40 after you are not a treasurer, you are not a businessman, you are a voter.
00:45 Comelec also implemented this money ban in 2015,
00:49 but it was only centered on withdrawal from the bank.
00:52 Not on the money that is being withdrawn, like Comelec wants to ban if it is too much.
00:58 Comelec clarified that it is not in the club of the bank if a part of your work is to bring money.
01:03 Like this collector of payment kiosks in the mall,
01:07 who brought a million pesos to destroy the bag this July.
01:11 If that's the case, he should have a certificate of employment and company ID.
01:16 Comelec admitted that
01:18 the Supreme Court has no decision that prohibits the money ban.
01:22 The Commission of Elections will try again as a way to stop the purchase of votes.
01:28 But an election lawyer pointed out that this is against the human rights and their rights,
01:33 because even those who have nothing to do with politics are affected.
01:37 Comelec should find other ways to solve the problem of vote buying.
01:42 An election watchdog said that
01:44 the balance of the purchase of votes and the private property rights of people should be balanced.
01:50 The guidelines for the implementation of a money ban
01:53 should be strictly followed by the law against money laundering.
01:56 Comelec reminded PNP and other law enforcement agencies
02:00 that the money ban checkpoint should be conducted by law.
02:03 Visual search is the only way,
02:05 just like what is done in the usual checkpoint.
02:08 The vehicle or even the bags inside the vehicle and glove compartment should not be opened.
02:14 The only thing that can be seen is what you can see.
02:17 The body-worn camera should be used to focus on the checkpoint.
02:21 Plain view doctrine, just by looking inside the vehicle.
02:27 Even the e-wallet platforms,
02:29 Comelec wants to force people to submit a list of transactions
02:33 because it might be used for vote buying.
02:35 It can be used in the Central Bank of the Philippines
02:38 and Anti-Money Laundering Council.
02:41 For example, you send 20 people,
02:43 it's the first time you send,
02:44 and then you send 2,000 without any payment,
02:47 you will be presumed to be engaged in vote buying.
02:50 For now, the law allows for warrantless and citizen's arrest
02:55 if the vote buying is caught in the act,
02:57 one person will be punished up to 6 years in prison.
03:00 Social media posts and posters of candidates are allowed.
03:04 It is now prohibited if they have filed a certificate of candidacy.
03:08 Even if they ask you to dance,
03:10 to do tiktok, that is a campaign.
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