Poe seeks electoral reforms to boost drive vs vote buying

By Bernadette E. Tamayo

May 09, 2024 12:02 am

SEN. Grace Poe sought electoral reforms to prevent a repeat of the 'Hello Garci' scandal that she said 'robbed' her father, the late movie icon and National Artist Fernando Poe Jr., of the 2004 presidency.

The senator, in a privileged speech on Wednesday, described the alleged election fraud as a 'blot in our history.'

Sen. Mary Grace Poe. FILE PHOTO

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