Petitioner [Annexes 1, 2 and 3] would reveal that they are in the
nature of general denials emanating from individuals closely
associated or related to respondent Blanco.
The same holds true with the affidavits attached to Respondent's
Position Paper [Annexes 1, 2, 3 and 4]. Said affidavits were executed
by Blanco's political leaders and private secretary.
On the other hand, the affidavit of Romeo Burgos [Exhibit "E-1"] is rich
in detail as to how the alleged vote-buying was conducted.
Moreover, the same is corroborated by object evidence in the nature
of MTB [Movement for Tinoy Blanco] cards which were in the
possession of the affiants and allegedly used as a means to facilitate
the vote-buying scheme.
There are also admissions of certain individuals who received money
to vote for Respondent [Annexes "E-2", "E-3", "E-4", "E-5", "E-6", "E7", "E-8", "E-9" and "E-10"].
On the day of the elections, two individuals were apprehended for
attempting to vote for Respondent when they allegedly are not
registered voters of Meycauayan. A criminal complaint for violation of
section 261 [2] of BP 881 was filed by P/Sr. Inspector Alfred S. Corpus
on May 9, 1995 with the Municipal Trial Court of Bulacan. The same
was docketed as Criminal Case 95-16996 [Exhibit F-2].
Again, similar pay envelopes with money inside them were found in
the possession of the suspected flying voters.
The incident was corroborated by Adriano Llorente in his affidavit
narrating the same [Exhibit "F-1"]. Llorente, a poll watcher of
Petitioner, was the one who accosted the two suspected flying voters
when the latter attempted to vote despite failing to locate their names
in the voter's list.
From this rich backdrop of detail, We are disappointed by the general
denial offered by Respondent. In People of the Philippines vs.