FINAL EXAMINATION

CASE ANALYSIS: “Robredo to voters: ‘Accept bribe money, but vote according to your
conscience’”
Instruction: Read the article below and construct a case analysis based on the said issue.

Philippine opposition leader and presidential aspirant Leni Robredo advised voters to take the
bribe money offered by politicians during the election campaign, but vote according to their
conscience.
This was the Vice President's response on Tuesday, October 26, when she was asked during her
virtual dialogue with Filipino house helpers on what would she advice them regarding vote-
buying.
Robredo was specifically asked by one house helper, "Ano po ang inyong mapapayo kung
sakaling may mag-alok sa amin na bilhin ang aming mga boto (What advice can you give us in
case someone would offer to give us money to buy our votes)?"
Robredo first said she was against vote-buying, an illegal practice which she had to fight when
she first entered politics during the 2013 congressional race in Camarines Sur.
“Magiging honest ako sa inyo, ha? Kasi nung nag-run ako for congressman, grabe 'yung bilihan
ng boto sa amin. Alam mo, mali siya, mali 'yung pagbibili ng boto. Pero 'yung sinasabi ko sa
tao, tanggapin nyo… 'Yung pinangbibili ng boto, pera din 'yan ng taongbayan,” Robredo said.
(I will be honest with you, okay? When I ran for congresswoman, there was so much vote-
buying in our area. You know, it's wrong to buy votes. But I always tell people to accept the
money... Because the money being used to buy votes is the people's money anyway.)
'Yung sa akin, tanggapin ang pera, pero iboto (ang) sa konsensiya (For me, accept the money
but vote according to your conscience),” she added.
In advising voters to choose candidates based on their conscience, Robredo also said politicians
would be less likely to resort to bribing if they don't get the votes in the end.
"Kasi na-imagine mo... Kapag mayroong namili ng boto pero paglabas ng resulta ng eleksyon,
talo siya, next time, mag-iisip na iyon. Next time mag-iisip na iyon na, 'Oh, hindi effective iyong
pagbibili ko ng boto,'" said Robredo.
(Because imagine this... If next time someone who bought votes loses when the election results
come out, he or she would begin thinking. Next time, he or she would say, "Oh, my vote-buying
was not effective at all.")

Source: https://www.rappler.com/nation/elections/robredo-tells-voters-accept-bribe-money-but-
vote-according-conscience
Do you agree with Robredo’s statement? Present your stand following the format of the
Case Analysis below.

CASE ANALYSIS
SURNAME, Given Name MI

Course, Year and Section

AN ANALYSIS ON VP ROBREDO’S STAND ON VOTE BUYING

I. FACTS

II. ETHICAL ISSUES (text)

III. PRINCIPLES THAT HAVE A BEARING ON THE

CASE (text)

IV. ALTERNATIVES (text)

V. COMPARISON OF THE ALTERNATIVES WITH THE

PRINCIPLES (text)

VI. ASSESSMENT OF
CONSEQUENCES (text)

VII. DECISION (text)