The Supreme Court decision to dismiss vote-buying complaints against incumbent Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte and Vice Mayor Gian Sotto is another proof that the complaint was politically motivated, the city’s legal head said. | GabrielLaluINQ
“Transparency, good governance, and adherence to the rule of law are the cornerstones of her leadership —- the primary reasons why Quezon City is where it is now,” he added.The vote-buying complaint was filed against the officials including television host and celebrity Willie Revillame, who was invited to endorse the candidates during a campaign rally on May 11, 2019, just two days before the elections.
According to the complainants, Revillame distributed money as prizes which constitutes vote buying. Belmonte, Sotto, and Councilor Elizabeth Delarmente admitted that they were present, but denied that it was them who distributed the cash, saying that they were not aware that the television host would give out prizes.
SC also considered the affidavits presented by Revillame’s camp that one of the people who received the prize was from Antipolo City in Rizal, and therefore cannot vote for the candidates that Revillame endorsed. “All these affiants-recipients stated that Revillame did not ask them whether they were registered Quezon City voters. What mattered to Revillame was their attendance in the program. They were also unanimous in stating that Revillame, not respondents Belmonte, Sotto, and Delarmente, as the benevolent source of their gifts.
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