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COMELEC working with BSP, e-wallets, online payment platforms to catch digital vote buyers in real time

The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has coordinated with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and online payment platforms to automatically flag and report suspicious single transactions above a threshold amount sent to the same individual during election periods. This is new mechanism designed by the government to catch politicians using digital money transfers to buy votes, COMELEC Commissioner Rey Bulay said Monday.…

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