Comelec clears Camille Villar of vote-buying allegations

Comelec clears Camille Villar of vote-buying allegations

Comelec headquarters in Intramuros, Manila. INQUIRER FILES MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has cleared senatorial candidate Camille Villar of vote-buying allegations after finding no substantial evidence to back the complaint filed against her. In a resolution dated May 7 and signed by Teofisto Elnas, Jr., vice-chairperson of the Committee on Kontra Bigay, the Comelec said it found the claims insufficient to merit fur…

Comelec committee drops possible vote-buying complaint vs Camille Villar

MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) committee against vote-buying has dropped the pursuit of a possible complaint against senatorial candidate Camille Villar over her presence at a Cavite cash giveaway activity that appeared political in nature. On April 22, Comelec’s Committee on Kontra Bigay (CKB) ordered Las Piñas Representative Villar to explain why she should not be subject to an election offense or disqualification…

Comelec panel won't proceed with DQ case vs Camille Villar

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Committee on Kontra Bigay (CKB) will no longer proceed with filing a an election offense case or petition for disqualification against senatorial candidate Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar.**media[10155]**Villar was earlier issued a show-cause order (SCO) in connection with an alleged vote-buying incident that took place in Barangay Buhay na Tubig, Imus, Cavite.According to CKB head Teopisto …

Comelec panel junks vote-buying allegations vs. Camille Villar

The Commission on Elections' Committee on Kontra Bigay has accepted the explanation of senatorial candidate and Las Piñas Representative Camille Villar on allegations of vote-buying hurled against her.

Comelec drops vote-buying complaint vs. Camille Villar

By Ferdinand Patinio EXPLANATION ACCEPTED. House Deputy Speaker Camille Villar, a senatorial candidate under the administration-backed Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas, delivers her speech during a proclamation rally in Lemery, Batangas City on Feb. 22, 2025. The Commission on Elections’ Committee on Kontra Bigay has dropped its vote-buying complaint against Villar after accepting her explanation regarding her presence at an event in Imus, Cavit…

8 Senate bets air TV, radio ads worth at least P1B

Camille Villar, the fourth in her family to seek a seat in the Senate, continued to outspend her rivals in advertising spending on traditional media, largely on TV and radio. She has run ads worth P3.5 billion over 15 months from January 2024 to March 2025, data from Nielsen Ad Intel shows. The period covers half of the 90-day campaign period. The amount is based on published rate cards — the cost of each ad that aired. It does not reflect any d…