WATCH: This is how vote buying works in the Philippines

Ever wonder how much your vote costs?

“You can easily earn 10 to 15 to 20 thousand pesos, depending on how high the position is,” says Rodolfo Vera, scriptwriter of the 2013 film about vote buying, Badil.

Here’s a look at one of the realities that come with the Philippine elections, vote buying. 

How it works? What candidates promise their minions? What happens if you don’t actually vote for the one who paid you?

Watch, learn and weep for our country. 

 




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