Comelec also continues to hold briefings to candidates about election dos and don'ts, giving emphasis on the government's intensified campaign against vote-buying and vote-selling and stressing repercussions for committing election offenses.

Earlier this month, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) also launched the Committee on Kontra Bigay (CKB) to strengthen the implementation of policies against vote-buying and selling.

The permanent Committee seeks to provide a mechanism and structure for tackling vote-buying and selling through a whole-of-nation approach that involves concerned instrumentalities of the government.

The Committee, alongside its accredited citizens’ arms Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE), National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL), and the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV), also administers the Kontra Bigay Complaint Center (KBCC) that receives reports and incidents of vote-buying and selling.

KBCC, which is open from 08:00 a.m. to 05:00 p.m. until Oct. 28 and for 24 hours from Oct. 29-31, may be reached through its official social media accounts, email address at committee.kontrabigay@ gmail.com, and hotline numbers (02)8559-9947 or (02)8567-4567.

Further, complaints may be filed with Comelec’s Law Department, the offices of the Election Officer (EO), the Provincial Elections Supervisor (PES), the Regional