Witnesses testify about alleged irregularities in the signature campaign for Charter change, linking PBA workers to the people's initiative to amend the Constitution.
'IRREGULARITIES.' Davao residents take turns in testifying about the alleged irregularities in the signature campaign for Charter change during a Senate committee public hearing on Friday, February 2, 2024.
Witnesses say those who gathered signatures promised them government aid through the labor and social welfare departments DAVAO, Philippines – Witnesses linked workers of the Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) party-list group to the so-called people’s initiative to amend the 1987 Constitution as they testified about the alleged signature-buying and other irregularities that marred the signature campaign in the Davao region and neighboring provinces. During a public inquiry by the Senate Committee on Electoral Reforms and People’s Participation at the Arcadia Event Center in Davao City on Friday, February 2, witnesses also alleged that those who worked for the charter change (Cha-Cha) campaign promised voters at least P4,000 each(AICS
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