Vote buying

==== Philippines ====
Despite the [[Commission on Elections (Philippines)|Commission on Elections]]'s (COMELEC) tight public campaign against vote buying in the Philippines, it is rampant across the country especially near the election period. It is not clear yet whether any incumbent or running politicians have ever been convicted and subsequently disqualified, since cases usually get dismissed due to lack of evidence.<ref name="votebuying">{{cite news |title=Vote-buying mars midterm elections |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1117343/vote-buying-mars-midterm-elections |access-date=May 13, 2019 |newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |archive-date=May 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513124755/https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1117343/vote-buying-mars-midterm-elections |url-status=live }}</ref> According to the [[Philippine National Police]], vote buying commenced in the dark, where people gathered to receive a sample ballot with the money, usually at least {{₱|500|link=yes}} attached to it.<ref name="votebuying" /> In 2019, the authorities apprehended involved individuals.<ref name="votebuying2">{{cite news |title='Massive' vote-buying continues on Election Day |url=http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2019/5/13/massive-vote-buying-pnp.html |publisher=[[CNN Philippines]] |access-date=2019-05-13 |archive-date=2019-05-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513145632/http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2019/5/13/massive-vote-buying-pnp.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Vote buying still remains to be a large element of elections in the Philippines.<ref>{{cite news| url = https://thediplomat.com/2022/05/philippine-election-marred-by-violence-vote-buying-monitoring-mission/ | publisher=[[The Diplomat]] | access-date = 2023-10-24 | title = Philippine Election Marred by Violence, Vote-Buying: Monitoring Mission}}</ref>