Comelec money ban met with defiance
Reluctance from the Palace and defiance from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the financial institutions it regulates greeted the “money ban” that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) imposed...
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Cops say ‘money ban’ hard to enforce
Even the country’s main law enforcement unit is cool to the Commission on Election’s (Comelec) “money ban.”
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Comelec amends money ban rule
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) amended its controversial money ban resolution, adding an exemption to banks clients who regularly withdraw more than P100,000.
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De Lima urges Comelec to recall resolution on ‘money ban’
Saying amendments were not enough, Justice Secretary Leila De Lima on Thursday urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to recall the resolution on “money ban.”
View ArticleBankers seek TRO on ‘money ban’
The Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP) on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to stop the Commission on Elections (Comelec) from implementing the “money ban.”
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President slams poll money ban
President Aquino shot down the antivote-buying scheme that bans the withdrawal of more than P100,000 in the run-up to Election Day, calling it a “shotgun approach” that kills good business.
View ArticleSC stops ‘money ban’
The Supreme Court on Friday stopped the Commission on Elections (Comelec) from implementing its “money ban”ahead of the midterm elections on Monday, May 13.
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Comelec insists ‘money ban’ is best way to curb vote buying
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) remained firm on its position that the "money ban" was the best way to counter vote buying despite the status quo ante order issued by the Supreme Court Friday.
View ArticleSupreme Court stops poll money ban
The Supreme Court has issued a status quo ante order against the “money ban” resolution of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) that would have prevented the withdrawal and the carrying of large...
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Comelec to push for law enforcing ‘money ban’ days before polls
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is urging Congress to pass a measure that will institutionalize the imposition of a “money ban” to curb vote-buying in the succeeding elections in the country.
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