The Commission on Elections 1st Division disqualifies Quezon province congressional candidate Matt Erwin Florido, over an incident deemed by the poll body to have been vote-buying.
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00:00The Commission on Elections 1st Division disqualifies Quezon Province congressional candidate Matt Irwin Florido,
00:06this over an incident deemed by the poll body to have been vote-buying.
00:10In a decision released on Wednesday, April 30, the Comalek 1st Division approved a petition to disqualify the candidate for 3rd District Representative of Quezon
00:18for, quote, substantial evidence that Florido committed vote-buying during an April 6 event.
00:24Five petitioners, who are voters and residents of Buena Vista, Quezon, said that Florido's representative, Ricky Anyayahan, invited them to a, quote, gathering or orientation hosted by Florido.
00:34Florido gave a speech where he openly asked for votes, then the attendees were given red campaign t-shirts and brown envelopes containing 1,000 pesos each.
00:42Florido tried to discredit the petition and also denied buying votes, but the Comalek did not accept his defense.
00:48Comalek chairman George Garcia says that this is the first big disqualification case for vote-buying.
