Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto said late Friday he received a report of alleged vote-buying from his constituents to whom he responded with a painful truth -- when politicians spend big, they will want to recover that amount if elected.
The woman, the reelectionist mayor said, assured him that even though someone "made it rain money (nagpaulan ng pera)", to sway voters, she would still vote for Sotto.
"The truth hurts but it is the truth. ANG MALAKI GUMASTOS SA KAMPANYA AY MAS MALAKI PA ANG BABAWIIN," Sotto said.
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Suppose a candidate bribes 1,000 voters with P200 each for every day of the 200-day campaign period, the bill will run up to P60 million.
"Dito pa lang, mahigit 60 MILLION PESOS na ang gastos nila?? Ma-check nga ulit ang Forbes list. Bilyonaryo ba sila??" Sotto said.
Sotto said it should not matter if the money distributed came from the candidate's own pocket.