Defeated congressional bet Jejomar Binay accuses his opponent Kid Peña of buying votes in Makati City, allegedly handing out P500 to P2,000 per voter. PHVote
NOT GIVING UP YET. Former vice president Jejomar Binay files an electoral protest against his victorious opponent, Makati City 1st District Representative Kid Peña. File photo by Rob Reyes/Rappler
Binay asked the HRET to nullify the declaration of Peña as Makati congressman following numerous reports of vote-counting machine failure in the city, which supposedly caused several votes for Binay not to be counted. The defeated congressional candidate, however, said his electoral protest against Peña was"not filed out of spite."
Among the other incidents Binay mentioned in his election case were the widespread brownouts of"suspicious" causes in barangays Pio del Pilar and Bangkal between 5:30 pm and 6:30 pm during election day on May 13. He also claimed there were errors in the scanning of ballots as well as the counting of votes cast through the VCMs, causing votes for him not to be counted"for unexplained reasons."
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