Donya Remedios Trinidad, Bulacan- Online Media Practitioners seeking the validity of an information by which it was told that there where allegedly rampant vote buying incidents around the premises and outside and around the municipal hall building of this town in Barangay Pulong Sampalok.

It was April 24, 2025 at around noon, After a short drive around the municipal hall area in DRT, the media practitioners stopped at a convenient store to have a short refreshment because of the summer heat and since it was already lunch time they were getting ready to leave for Camachile when the Ford Ranger Raptor color orange with black hood plate no. NHF 3087 started following.

when the media vehicle slows down, the raptor slows down also and when the media vehicle speeds up, the orange raptor speeds up also evident that they where following. before the incident the raptor went on following the vehicle boarded by the media it went roving 5 times around the municipal hall area but it came from the incumbent Mayor’ residence which is a re-electionist Mayor.

It started out with an information of an alleged vote buying incident and the journalist wanted to check for themselves the veracity the alleged information as usual and professional practice, they have to first investigate because of these pieces of information.

The source of the journalist says that the buying of votes were held everyday for allegedly 5,000 pesos per head and the incumbent re-electionist Mayor is personally giving the money to the individuals. As the Commission on election (COMELEC)’ HOPE (Honest Orderly Peaceful Elections) and pray on this 2025 midterm elections, the journalist immediately reported it to the proper authorities to be investigated particularly,

Above are the people we reported the incident to, PMaj. Jheneil G. Acuna, acting Chief of Police of DRT along with his reply though Viber., Ma. Christine G. Portes, DRT Election officer and it has been reported also at the Media Security Vanguards composed of Department of Justice, Presidential Communication Office, Department of Interior and Local Government, Philippine National Police, Commission on Elections and the Presidential Task Force on Media Security.