MANILA, Philippines --- Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto warned voters on Friday that vote-buying candidates would want to recoup the money they spend on assuming office. The first-time mayor made this warning after a woman told him that some candidates were giving cash to voters. 'I was about to board a vehicle when someone held my arm. "Mayor Vico!" the woman told me. "They gave money here yesterday. But don't worry, we already know what they want. They will reimburse that money later," Sotto said in a Facebook post written in Filipino on Friday. Sotto is puzzled at where candidates get funds to buy votes. For example, if the candidate spends P300 for each of 1,000 voter...
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